Ngala has partnered with WA Country Health Services to support country families birthing in the Perth Metro area.
If you’re from the country and planning to deliver your baby in the Perth Metro area, a Ngala Child Health Nurse (CHN) may be able to visit you before you return home to complete your baby’s first Purple Book check. This includes:
- Visiting you and your family at your temporary Perth Metro address
- Checking your baby’s growth and development
- Checking your health and recovery
- Providing support and information on caring for your baby
- Linking your family with services as required
How it works.
Following the birth of your baby, you will be contacted by your regional Child Health Nurse, who will:
- Assess how you and your baby are getting on, offer support and advice as required
- Arrange your baby’s first Purple Book check (0-14 day Home Visit)
- Refer you to the Ngala CHN’s if you meet the CFHVS criteria, and you would like to access this service
Once the referral has been received and assessed, a Ngala CHN will contact you to discuss and arrange your appointment before you return home to the country.
Eligibility Criteria.
- Country families staying in the Perth Metro area for 5-7 days post discharge from maternity services.
Referral Process (if criteria is met).
Families.
- Click here to find your local Child Health Nurse and ask them to refer you to the Ngala Country Families Home Visiting Service.
Referrers.
- By connecting families with their Regional CHN (using the link above) and requesting a referral.
- By completing a Neonatal Special Referral to Child Health Form and emailing it to WACHS, Area Office Population Health:
*Please include parent contact details and Perth Metro address on all referrals.