Sydney Hope Family Cottage

Sydney Hope Family Cottage

Sydney Hope Family Cottage is a home visiting wellbeing service for families which combines a comprehensive range of postnatal health services for infants ages from birth to 18 months.

The services are provided by early childhood health nurses qualified in midwifery, child and family health nursing, and who are experts in lactation. Our aim is to provide support and advice to enable families to confidently manage the many challenges of parenting.

Services
Our services are available through home visits and are tailored to suit your specific needs.

Nurses consults with families to determine the length of the visit, which is 2.5 or 5 hrs. You can arrange follow up visits and referrals for day stay clinics if required.

The home visit may include:
-Lactation support
-Bottle feeding and introducing solids
-Sleeping and settling
-Nutrition and general health screening for babies
-Toddler and sibling behaviour management
-Connecting families to services and community
-Support with postnatal depression
-Maternal health
-Parenting advice
-Understanding your baby

Cost
Fees reflect the level of service provided and can be negotiated at the time of referral. If you are in a private health fund your may be eligible for cover. Please check with your health fund if your policy covers this services. ...read more