Description
The Koori Maternity Services program offers flexible, inclusive, culturally appropriate pregnancy and postnatal care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Victoria.
The program was developed by the Victorian Government in partnership with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation . It aims to improve access to culturally appropriate maternity care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families.
Koori Maternity Services are located in Aboriginal community controlled health organisations and public hospitals across Victoria.
Services provided
- Antenatal and postnatal care by midwives and Aboriginal health workers
- Health promotion
- Breastfeeding support
Eligibility
Available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Victoria.
How to access
Koori Maternity Services are offered at the following Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations:
- Bairnsdale (and outreach services to Lake Tyers and Lakes Entrance) – Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5150 0700
- Broadmeadows – Northern Health Aboriginal Maternity Tel. (03) 8405 8773
- Craigieburn – Northern Health Aboriginal Maternity Tel. (03) 8405 8773
- Dandenong – Bunurong Health Tel. (03) 9794 5933
- Echuca – Njernda Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5480 6252
- Epping – Northern Health Aboriginal Maternity Tel. (03) 8405 8773
- Fitzroy – Victorian Aboriginal Health Tel. (03) 9419 3000
- Frankston – Peninsula Health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit Tel. 1300 665 781
- Geelong – Wathaurong Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5277 0044
- Kerang – Mallee District Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5450 3019
- Mildura – Mallee District Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5018 4100
- Mooroopna – Rumbalara Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5820 0035
- Morwell – Central Gippsland Aboriginal Health Tel. (03) 5143 1644
- Robinvale – Mallee District Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5026 1848
- Sunshine – Aboriginal Health Unit, Western Tel. (03) 9345 0952
- Swan Hill – Mallee District Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5032 8600
- Wodonga – Mungabareena Aboriginal Tel. (02) 6024 7599
- Warrnambool – Gunditjmara Aboriginal Tel. (03) 5559 1234
You can also contact the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) for more information. Tel. (03) 9411 9411, or email VACCHO.
Costs
Koori Maternity Services are free to eligible people.