Child Health Record
The Child Health Record (or the “Blue Book”) is given to you at the birth of your baby while you are still in hospital. It is an important record of your baby’s health and development throughout their early years of their life. The Record will be used to keep an accurate record of your child’s growth and contains information about the sorts of immunisations your child has had, along with other important events in their life.
The Child Health Record will be completed at each of your Maternal and Child Health service visits. The Record is helpful if you need to discuss your child’s progress with other health professionals and you should take it with you when you visit your doctor.
It also assists you in the future when it is time to enrol your child into a preschool program and when they start school.
- Using the record - information and tips on using the child health record.
- Child health information - a guide for parents and professionals which can be used for discussing your child's progress when you visit health professionals with your child.
- Health & development assessments - routine assessments in the Child Health Record provide an opportunity for parents to gain information, support and advice to assist in caring for their child. It provides information on what happens at the assessments.
- Growth details - growth charts which allow your doctor or nurse to track your child's growth over time.
- Immunisation details - information on what immunisations are given to babies from birth to 4 years.
- Information for Professionals - information for Midwives, Maternal and Child Health Nurses, General Practitioners, Paediatricians and Early Childhood Professionals on the Child Health Record, promoting health and promoting partnerships.
- In your language - information on using your Child Health Record in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.
- Contacts - general, early parenting centres and emergency contact numbers.
Note: Parents of children born prior to July 2001 received a copy of the 1992-2000 edition of the Child Health Record. As the information in that edition is still relevant, parents are encouraged to continue to use and keep the Child Health Record for their child.
