About Maternal and Child Health Service

Support and services we offer

The Maternal and Child Health Service is a free service, available to all families with children from birth to school age.

The service offers support and information for your family in the areas of parenting, health and development, including:

Our centres and contacts

There are 16 Maternal and Child and Health centres in the Merri-bek area. The centre you attend is determined by where you live.

The centres are staffed by nurses with general nursing midwifery and maternal and child health nursing qualifications.

To contact the Maternal and Child Health Service phone 9240 1111 and select 2 when prompted or email Maternal and Child Health Service.

The service is supported by the Maternal and Child Health Line (13 22 29) which operates 24 hours.

Further information

QR code for Maternal and Child Health ServiceQR Code

Council has a QR Code to make it easy for parents to access Maternal and Child Health information online. You need to download a QR Reader for your smartphone to scan the code.

Maternal and Child Health App

The Department of Education and Training has developed a free MCH App which provides a modern digital solution and resource for families. It offers trusted advice on a range of child and family health topics, useful contacts and notifications for upcoming appointments.

Download the MCH app at Google Play or the iTunes store. 

Maternal and Child Health app