Derbarl Yerrigan
Health Service Inc

This  program aims to improve health of women during and after pregnancy and also young children especially aged 0-5 years 

About Healthy for Life & Maternal and Child Health Program

• The Healthy for Life Maternal and Child Health Program aims to improve the health of women before they become pregnant by increasing awareness of importance of folate in the diet and to decrease the use of alcohol, tobacco and other substances. The program also aims to increase immunisations for measles, mumps and rubella before women become pregnant.
• During pregnancy the program aims to improve health outcomes for mums and babies by providing education for parents and supporting women for antenatal appointments, referrals and health check ups.
• The program aims to give women and their families more choices of where to have antenatal care and delivery, and where to access child health check ups.
• The program aims to improve health outcomes for all children, in particular children aged 0-5 years. The program intends to support families by providing home visits when needed and increasing the number of child health visits.
• The program has an Aboriginal Health Worker and Child Health Nurse/Midwife at each site.

What Healthy for Life means to me?

• Improved antenatal and postnatalcare, support and education
• Improved child health check ups and immunisations
• Improved support for families to attend appointments
• Improved choices for families
• Having my family involved

Areas that Healthy for Life cover

• Pre-pregnancy
• Antenatal
• Postnatal
• Parent education
• Child health 0-5 years
• Health Promotion
• Chronic disease

This program is available at the following centres.

• Perth
• Maddington
• Mirrabooka
  

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