Infant clinic: supporting families and babies with early infant development
Location
Offspring Child Health Specialists
614 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
“At Offspring Child Health our “practice brings together a wide-range of paediatric medical, surgical and allied health professionals to ensure that we provide the most comprehensive level of care for kids.
With our team approach we believe in the importance of working closely with children and young people, their families, schools and other professionals to provide consistent and effective strategies to achieve improved health and wellbeing”.”
appointments
Individual appointments can be requested online or by calling reception on 1800 543 737
Workshops can be booked online
Contact Nisha for outreach services / homevisits
Referrals
Health Professionals (e.g. GPs, Maternal and Child Health Nurses, Paediatricians, Allied Health practitioners)
Secure referrals can be made online through the Offspring Child Health website
Parents can also self-refer
For whom?
Any mother, father, carer or baby who would like support/advice on infant development or every day care
Babies / families on waiting lists e.g. for Early Intervention Services / Plagiocephaly Clinic / Sleep or Feeding Clinics
Parents or carers seeking additional information about early development
Babies may be:
Well babies
Babies born early
Babies having difficulty engaging, regulating behaviour (or movement), self-calming or who are easily overwhelmed (seem very sensitive)
Babies recovering from illness or hospitalisation
Babies who are developmentally at risk
Babies with specific diagnoses or developmental needs
Parents may be:
Any parents, carers or parents-to-be
Parents with PND or history of depression
Fees
Fee schedule will be provided upon request
Medicare rebate available with appropriate care plan (for example, a CDM Plan) from a GP or paediatrician
Private Health Insurance rebates available with some policies