The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Line is a statewide telephone service available every day of the year for Victorian families with children from birth to school age.
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MCH Line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Maternal and child health nurses can provide information, support and guidance regarding a range of issues including child health, nutrition, breastfeeding, maternal and family health and parenting.
Change an MCH appointment or find out about immunisation sessions?
The MCH Line nurses are unable to cancel or change appointments with your local MCH nurse, or provide details on when immunisation sessions are held by your local council.
To contact your local council, see:
Find your local council
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We are keen to know how we can improve our service to better meet your needs. Please take time to answer a short survey:
Providing feedback
- Answers to some of the questions that our nurses are frequently asked. See: FAQs
Interpreters and access for deaf callers
The service is able to connect culturally and linguistically diverse families to female interpreters from the Translating Interpreter Service. It is also available to hearing or speech impaired callers who have access to the National Relay Service (NRS).
More information
For more information about the service
email the MCH Line.