Maternity nutrition service — Canterbury
Christchurch Women's Hospital has a nutrition service for women who are using maternity and gynaecology services. The service is staffed by registered dietitians.
Contact us
To contact our nutrition service, call 03 364 0630
The service runs Monday to Friday.
Where to find us
The maternity nutrition services is at:
Level 1
Food Services Building
Christchurch Hospital
Riccarton Avenue
Christchurch
Services we provide
We see women as outpatients and inpatients for individual nutrition assessment and advice. We give advice on:
- early pregnancy nausea and vomiting management
- healthy eating for pregnancy
- food safety in pregnancy
- nutrition for multiple pregnancy
- healthy weight gain in pregnancy
- diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
- healthy eating for breastfeeding
nutritional supplements in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
More information about nutrition:
Referral information
Your midwife or doctor can refer you to our service.