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Community Midwife Service - Mount Barker
Address
Mount Barker District Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Wellington Rd, Mount Barker, SA 5251 Australia
Telephone
8393 1758
Postal Address
PO Box 42, Mount Barker, SA 5251 Australia
Parent Body
Mount Barker Hospital, Health SA
Contact
Midwife/lactation consultants, Marijke Eastaugh or Jenny Lamb, tel. 8393 1758
Hours
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm. (After hours & weekends an anwering machine)or call Child & Youth Helpline 1300 364 100 or Mount Barker Hospital 8393 1777 and speak to a Midwife.
Eligibility
New parents who have given birth at Mount Barker Hospital
Comment
This service operates five days a week for new parents who have birthed at the Mount Barker Hospital. A Midwife can visit parents in their own home, enabling mothers to return home from hospital early with support after the birth of their babies. The service is available mainly for the first 3 - 4 weeks after birth
Services
- Postnatal checks on mother and reassurance about normal baby appearance
- Support and assistance in the establishment of a successful breastfeeding relationship
- Provides information about formula preparation & sterilization techniques where appropriate
- Weighing of the baby
- Neonatal screening test between day two & seven
- Support changing emotional needs of the family
- Linking or referral to other support or professionals as required, eg: Child & Youth Health, Community Health Centre and Australian Breastfeeding Association.
