Healthcare staff shortages mean two Melbourne councils are still limiting infant and maternal checks to babies under a certain age.Healthcare staff shortages mean two Melbourne councils are still limiting infant and maternal checks to babies under a certain age.Last modified on Tue 12 Apr 2022 18.31 BST
Jennifer Weber, chief executive of Caroline Chisholm Society, said the ongoing pause was a “worrying” trend because maternal checks played a vital role in early screening for heath problems, providing referrals and identifying risk factors like domestic violence and postnatal depression. “We don’t want mothers having to then go to blogs to find out: ‘Is this where my child should be in their development?’”
The pandemic has compounded nurse and midwifery shortages. In July last year, the Andrews government announced a $13.2m investment to ease pressures on the state’s maternity services, after reports of understaffed maternity wards and women giving birth in emergency rooms and corridors. But the six-month funding has now run out.
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