In a life threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000)

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Our Maternal, Child and Family Health service offers videos online to help you with understanding your baby. These videos provide information on infant behaviour and development and infant cue-based care to support feeding, play, sleep and settling.

About this service

Our online understanding your baby videos can help you during the often challenging early stages of your baby’s life.

The videos are a great opportunity for you to gain valuable parenting information and practical advice, and cover topics such as:

  • infant behaviour and development
  • infant cue-based care to support feeding, play, sleep and settling
  • practical parenting tips
  • self-care.

Who we care for

These videos are for parents and carers of babies from birth to nine months.

How to access this service

You can view the below videos at home, at a time suitable for you and your family. Access to these videos is free.

What to expect

Partners and other support people are also encouraged to view the videos.

They are best viewed on a laptop, desktop or iPad/tablet.

Where we’re located

Sessions are currently online via video links above.

Resources

The Early Parenting Support phone line supports families with maternal health, child health and development, breastfeeding and emotional wellbeing concerns.

You may call (02) 5124 1775 anytime and leave a voicemail with your name, best contact number and reason for your call and one of our health professionals will call you back between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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In the case of a life threatening emergency, dial Triple Zero (000).

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Contact us

Switchboard Canberra Hospital
(02) 5124 0000

International callers
+61 (2) 5124 0000

Switchboard North Canberra Hospital
(02) 6201 6111

International callers
+61 (2) 6201 6111

Switchboard other hospitals and services
(02) 5124 0000

International callers
+61 (2) 5124 0000

The switchboard handles all calls to, from and within the hospital 24 hours/seven days a week