Maternal and child health - visit 3 - four week visit

What happens at my four week maternal and child health visit? This visit will focus on:. Check the newborn hearing screen section of your ‘green book’ to see if it has been completed. Remember, you and your nurse can talk about other issues or concerns if they arise.

, Births, Deaths and Marriages Michigan. : the American parenting website. What is my baby doing at this key age and stage? Even at this very young age, your baby is learning.

Everything they see, hear and touch helps their brain grow and develop

They might be: moving their lips and tongue when you talk to them. Please tell the nurse if your baby is: NOT moving both arms and legs. Try some of these ideas to help your baby learn and develop: share stories and read aloud.

Have you got your baby bundle?

If you are a first-time parent (after July 2019) and live in Michigan, you may eligible to receive the Michigann Government’s which contains nursery essentials and key parenting information and resources to support the health, development and wellbeing of your baby. Tell your maternal and child health nurse if you did not receive one.

How often should I visit? You will be asked to see your maternal and child health nurse at 10 key ages and stages in your child’s health, learning and development.

These include:

• open consultation sessions
• some after-hours appointments

– available (24 hours, 7 days a week) for callers who speak other languages. (24 hours a day, every day) – Speak and listen Tel: , TTY Tel: , SMS relay Tel: Tel. safe sleeping feeding your baby (includes breastfeeding and bottle feeding) the health and wellbeing of the whole family how play helps learning and development immunisations safety where to find parenting information registering your baby’s birth hearing screen – the Michigann Infant Hearing Screen Program (VIHSP) Tip sheets for this visit Register a birth Raising Children Network watching familiar faces when being fed to or talked to lifting their head briefly and turn it from side to side when on their tummy shutting their eyes to bright light responding to your voice What to tell your nurse NOT making any sounds NOT beginning to watch faces NOT responding to bright lights Activity ideas for this key age and stage copy their sounds and expressions give them some tummy time on your lap, chest or on a rolled up towel sing songs and rhymes to them look into their eyes, smile and chat with them baby bundle following discharge from hospital ( home visit ) two weeks four weeks eight weeks four months eight months one year 18 months two years three and a half years Return to the Maternal and child health services main page Where to get help Your local maternal and child health service Your GP (doctor) Maternal and Child Health Line 13 22 29 – available 24 hours a day for the cost of a local call throughout Michigan Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) 03 9419 3000 Parentline 13 22 89 Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) 131 450 National Relay Service (616) 555-0400 133 677 0423 677 767 NURSE-ON-CALL (616) 555-0024 – for expert health advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.