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Pregnancy and kids

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

Pregnancy

Find out about your developing baby, staying healthy, the services and support available to you, and more.
- Helpful advice during pregnancy
- Week 30 onwards
- Weeks 0 to 14
- Weeks 14 to 30

Birth and afterwards

Find out what happens as you go into labour and when your baby is born. There’s also information about some of the choices you can make during labour and birth, danger signs before labour starts, and starting breastfeeding after baby is born.
- After the birth
- Helpful advice for the birth and afterwards
- Labour and birth

The first year

Information and advice to support you during baby’s first year. This includes the services available to you and your baby, keeping your baby healthy and safe, caring for baby’s teeth, safe sleep, breastfeeding, and more.
- 6 to 12 months
- 6 weeks to 6 months
- Helpful advice during the first year
- The first 6 weeks

Under fives

Find out about caring for your child from 1 to 5 years of age. This includes the services available to you and your child, keeping your child healthy and safe, caring for their teeth, and more.
- 1 to 2 years
- 2 to 3 years
- 3 to 5 years
- Helpful advice for years 1 to 5

Services and support during pregnancy

Find out about the services and support available to you while you are pregnant.

Services and support for you and your child

Find out about the services and support available to you and your child.

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Whānau share their stories in our Pregnancy and kids videos.

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The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme is free to all New Zealand families for children up to 5 years of age.

Find a Well Child Tamariki Ora provider near you

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Page last updated: 05 December 2016

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