We offer:

• regular support and contact with your Tamariki Ora nurse

• whānau care and support with a health and wellbeing plan

• childhood immunisation

• breastfeeding support

• creating a smokefree environment

• advice on safe sleeping

• B4 School Checks

• information and advice on food and nutrition, sleep, exercise, and wellbeing for whānau

• support from a Pūkenga manaaki/navigator who work with whānau alongside our Tamariki Ora nurses.

Tamariki are eligible for their B4 School Check when they turn four. Our nurses assess their developmental milestones and general health including speech, hearing, eyesight, oral health (dental) and immunisations.  The nurse will also connect with your preschool, kindergarten or kōhanga reo. A B4 School Check is a great way for you and your tamariki to prepare for school and to get help with anything they might need.

Our nurses are trained to help you start breastfeeding and keep it going. There is often confusing information around, so talking to one of our nurses will help you get the best advice available. Having a kōrerō about breastfeeding before pēpi arrives can help you prepare.

New māmā often struggle with milk supply, soreness, getting pēpi in the right position and the different kinds of feeding your pēpi needs – whether it’s for comfort or hunger. Knowing whether your pēpi is getting enough food is hard in the early days so we can reassure you about that. Wind, colic and reflux are other challenges that we can help you with. We will also see how you are feeling, advise about what to eat and drink for good milk supply and check that you and your pēpi are getting enough sleep.

And if breastfeeding just doesn’t work for you, we look at the alternatives together to find a way to keep your pēpi healthy and growing.