Baby and children’s health

Wollongong Family Practice prioritise appointments for children with acute illnesses, fevers, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, injuries.

Wollongong Family Practice provides a comprehensive range of baby and children’s health services.

Including:

• Baby and Childhood Checks (as per the NSW Personal Health Record (“Blue Book”))
• From the newborn to age 4. Regular healthy child checks ensure that early detection of lifestyle risk factors, delayed development and illness. It is an opportunity to discuss with the doctor early healthy lifestyle and intervention strategies.
• Baby and Childhood Immunisation (as per the NSW Immunisation Schedule).
• Missed Highschool immunisation can be provided at the practice as a ‘catch up’. Further advise on any additional immunisations that your child may require can be provided.
• Management of acute childhood illnesses (e.g. coughs and colds, rashes, gastroenteritis)
• Management of chronic childhood illnesses (e.g. asthma, diabetes, coeliac disease, reflux)
• Developmental assessments (including diagnosis and management of behavioral and chronic conditions)

Wollongong Family Practice provides a range of health and support services for children and their parents/carers to give every child the best possible  start in life.