Strathbogie Shire Council’s Maternal and Child Health Service open sessions are now available at the same times across all four centres.
The open sessions, which are held from 9.30am to 11am on designated days at each centre, are designed to give families the opportunity to call into their local centre for a 15-minute consultation with a Maternal and Child Health nurse without a prior booking.
Community Wellbeing Manager Debra Ellis said the sessions are a great way for parents to simply drop in to discuss weighing, feeding and growth reviews with their new baby.
“These regular open sessions are primarily for short consults but will give parents the opportunity to call in without an appointment to discuss any concerns they may he having,” she said.
She said the open sessions are available to families in addition to 10 key age and state visits which are provided for all children enrolled with the service. Individual appointments should be made for these.
Strathbogie Shire has three highly qualified and skilled maternal and child health nurses in Jane, Cheryl and Leoni, who has joined the team this year.
Ms Ellis said the Council’s Maternal and Child Health Nurses are skilled and knowledgeable in child development as well as breastfeeding, sleeping and nutrition.
Families visiting Euroa and Avenel centres will be able to utilise the newly refurbished facilities that were undertaken in 2019.
The designated days for open sessions at each centre are:
- Euroa Maternal and Child Health Centre, 2 Bury St – Mondays
- Nagambie Maternal and Child Health Centre, Nagambie Preschool, 16 Vale St – Tuesdays
- Avenel Maternal and Child Health Centre, Avenel Preschool, 31 Watson St – Wednesdays
- Violet Town Maternal and Child Health Centre, Violet Town Preschool, Hyacinth St – Thursdays.
