Cross Cultural Worker in Maternity plus Child & Family Health Services
The Cross Cultural Worker in Maternity & Child & Family Health Services provides a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service for women and families from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and International students who are birthing and/or using child and family health services in Royal Hospital for Women and or live in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
The Cross Cultural Worker provides:
- Support and education during pregnancy and for children 0 to 5 years
- Support to access and navigate services during pregnancy and into parenting
- Culturally appropriate pregnancy, birth and parenting information and education e.g. antenatal or postnatal classes
- Links to community support and networks e.g. playgroups or library
- Support transition from pregnancy and birth to child and family health services e.g. Child and Family Health Nurse in the local Early Childhood Clinic
Women and families can self-refer, be referred by a health professional or community organisation.
Interpreters will be arranged as required.
Contact: Galuh Sapthari
- Phone: 0439 510 697
- Email: galuh.sapthari@health.nsw.gov.au
- Available: Tuesday - Friday
Click here to book your pregnancy at The Royal Hospital for Women:
Click here for information regarding FREE online pregnancy education:
- Pregnancy Information
- Pregnancy, birth and baby website and hotline
- Early pregnancy care – planning a pregnancy and becoming pregnant
- Maternity care in Australia
- Smoking and pregnancy
- Pregnancy and healthy mouth
- Pregnancy protection and vaccination from preconception to birth
- Hepatitis B Vaccination for your Newborn Baby
- Vitamin K for newborn babies
- When to come to hospital in Labour
- Having a baby
- Reducing third and fourth degree perineal tears
- What to bring to hospital when having a baby
- Baby’s movement, what is normal
- Protect your baby from whooping cough. Vaccinate for free when pregnant
- Protecting your baby against influenza starts when you’re pregnant
- Safer Baby Booklet
- Edinburgh Depression Scale
- Continence Health: Expecting a Baby
- Continence Health: Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for Women
- Pregnancy Screening GBS (Group B Streptococcus)
- Newborn (0 - 3 months)
- Babies (3 – 12 months)
- Toddler (1 – 3 years)
- Preschool (3 – 5 years)
- SUDI/safe sleeping recommendation
- Reducing SUDI and SIDS risk: in pictures
- Breastfeeding tips for new mothers
- How breastfeeding works
- Contraception after you have had a baby
- NSW Statewide Infant Screening – Hearing (SWISH) Program fact sheets
- The Blue book (Health record of the baby)
- Milestones matters
- Newborn Bloodspot Screening - Tests to protect your baby
- Cot to bed, Tummy time, Safe Sleeping, Safe Wrapping, Safe co-sleeping
- Jaundice in newborn babies
- Breastfeeding videos
- Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play. Available on the Apple app.
- Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play. Available on the Google app.
- Continence Health: One in Three Women Who Ever Had a Baby Wet Themselves
You can contact us by calling the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak, and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
For more information about Cross Cultural Workers in Maternity & Child & Family Health Services in the district, see the SESLHD Multicultural Services page.