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Te hapūtanga me ngā tamariki

Pregnancy and children

Find out about pregnancy, labour and birth, and caring for your tamariki during their first 5 years.

Finding out you are pregnant

If you think you might be pregnant, a test is the best way to find out. Learn about early pregnancy signs, tests, and your choices.

Pregnancy and immunisations

Find what immunisations you need if you are planning a pregnancy, pregnant or when your newborn arrives.

Screening

Antenatal and newborn screening tests to find health conditions that can affect you or your pēpi.

During pregnancy

Keeping healthy, symptoms and complications, getting ready for your pēpi, and preparing for the birth.

Labour and birth

What happens as you go into labour, during birth, and after your pēpi is born.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding, breast milk and donated breast milk information for parents.

The first 6 weeks

What to expect in the first 6 weeks, and how to keep your your pēpi healthy and safe.

The first year

Immunisations, coping with crying and sickness, feeding, changes to your body, postnatal depression, teething, and poos.

Caring for tamariki under 5

Caring for your tamariki from 1 to 5 years of age.

Food and choking

Tips on developing children's chewing and swallowing skills, and how to reduce the risk of choking.

Well Child Tamariki Ora

The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme is a series of health visits and support that are free to all families for tamariki (children) from around 6 weeks up to 5 years of age.

Childhood illnesses

Information on childhood illnesses.

KidsHealth

KidsHealth provides accurate and reliable information for New Zealand parents and whānau about the health and wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa.

KidsHealth