Child Health Information

The Child Health Record contains an Information Guide for parents and professionals. This can be used as a guide for discussing your child's progress when you visit health professionals with your child. It gives quick and easy access to child health and developmental information to both parents and professionals and addresses a broad overview of a number of major health and development issues.

• Your new baby - advice and support details for you and your new baby.
• Recognising serious illness - information for recognising serious illness.
• Crying - information on ways to calm babies when crying.
• Emotional & social development - information on what babies need emotionally and socially, birth to four years of age.
• Eyesight - information on what babies are able to see from the age of 3 months to a year.
• Feeding - information on breastfeeding, expressing, bottle feeding, vomiting, mother's diet and health, weaning and introducting solids. Also includes information for feeding toddlers and starting school.
• Hearing - information on checking your baby's hearing.
• Immunisation - recommended immunisations for babies.
• Injury prevention - useful tips and preventions to keep your baby safe from harm.
• Skin care - information on skin care for your baby.
• Sun protection - information on sun protection and sunscreens for your baby.
• Sleeping - information on sleeping patterns for babies and sleeping through the night.
• Sudden Infant Dealth Syndrome (SIDS) - useful tips to help reduce the risk SIDS.
• Communication & language - information on language development.
• Teeth - information on signs of teething.
• Toilet training - information on toilet training and bedwetting.
• Transport safety - information on car travel, bicycle travel and pedestrian safety.
• Vitamin K - information on the injection given at birth.
• Walking - information on walking and walkers.