Planned postnatal care
Care for you. And your baby.
Home support is in development. Follow your maternity team’s postnatal schedule, including checks in the first days.
Support for your recovery
Healing, feeding and emotional wellbeing.
Proposed care for you
- Bleeding, pain and wound recovery
- Breastfeeding, latch and supply
- Blood pressure and emotional wellbeing
- Nutrition and contraception
- Six week recovery review
Support for your newborn
Feeding, growth and early care.
Proposed care for your baby
- Weight, feeding and sleep
- Cord care and skin colour
- Newborn warning signs
- Immunisation reminders
- Clinic appointments
Warning signs after birth
With any of these signs, go to hospital now. LVNDOC is not an emergency service.
- Heavy bleeding or large clots
- Fever
- A severe headache or blurred vision
- A fit
- Chest pain or difficulty breathing
- A painful, swollen leg
- A wound that is red or leaking
- Thoughts of harming yourself or your baby
- A baby who will not feed, is very sleepy, feels hot or cold, or is breathing fast