Maternal and child health

We provide a free service for all families with children from birth to school age.

Maternal and child health (MCH) nurses offer professional and evidence-based advice and support on topics including your child’s health, growth and development, parenting concerns, maternal wellbeing and breastfeeding support.

If you are new to Banyule and have children between birth and school entry, we would like to hear from you.

Services

MCH nurses help local families with parenting, child health and development, mothers’ health and family well-being.

On-call help

You can get 24-hour MCH information and help on 132 229.

Appointments

We have 11 centres: you will be zoned to the location closest to your home.

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You can also make a booking by calling us on 9490 4222 from 9am to 4pm on weekdays.

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Other services

Become a member of a toy library or join a playgroup: both are great local services for families.

Discover libraries and groups

If you have children you should also know about our immunisation services.

Contact

For more information contact our MCH team on 9490 4222 or at infomachs@banyule.vic.gov.au

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