Postnatal Care for Mum and Baby

The doctors at Practice provide unique, practical and supportive postnatal care that is essential to a mother and baby’s well-being, including:

• Breastfeeding and bottle feeding advice and education;

• Providing mental health support;

• Checking your healing progress;

• Sleep and settling advice;

• 6 week post natal check; and

• New born care including immunisation.

If you need any postnatal support, you can make an appointment with your doctor at any time. You do not need to wait until the 6 week postnatal check.

6 week postal natal check for mother and baby

The 6 week postnatal check involves a thorough assessment of both mother and baby.

The 6 week postnatal check for baby will often involve:

• general examination of baby including responsiveness;

• weighing and measuring your baby;

• hip examination;

• abdomen examination;

• 6 week immunisation;

• discussing any concerns you may have.

The 6 week postnatal examination for baby can take up to 45 minutes.

The 6 week postnatal check for mother can often involve:

• checking your blood pressure;

• checking your perineum if you had a tear or episiotomy;

• a breast examination;

• checking healing progress of incision if a caesarean birth;

• completing a pap smear if due;

• ordering follow up blood tests;

• assisting with breastfeeding support and education;

• offering suggestions on sleep and settling techniques;

• discussing any concerns, fears or anxieties.

We recommend mothers book in a 30 minute appointment to see your doctor.

Please don’t forget to bring your babies blue book.