Overview
Nangnak Wan Myeek “Nurture, Care, Look after me and Mine”, program started at Mercy Hospital for Women and has expanded to include Werribee Mercy Hospital. This name was chosen by Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin in the Woirwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, whose traditional land Mercy Hospital for Women is located.
Support through this program includes:
- help accessing services, e.g. breastfeeding support and paediatrics
- support for families whose babies have been admitted to special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit
- attending your postnatal home visits with a nurse
- advising on healthy child development, e.g. breastfeeding and immunisations
- linking you with local Aboriginal organisations and additional government supports
- helping you through difficult situations, e.g. those involved with DFFH Child Protection.
We also help you connect with Maternal and Child Health Services at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service or through mainstream community health services and local councils.
You can access our services by:
- talking to the people providing your care at the hospital
- contacting us directly
- referral through the Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers.
Getting here
Find us at:
163 Studley Road
Heidelberg Victoria 3084
For more information on getting here, visit Mercy Hospital for Women .
Location details
Outpatients Department, Level 3
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm.
Your appointment
More information
Team Composition
Throughout your experience, you may be supported by:
- Aboriginal Postnatal Engagement Officer
- Senior Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer
- Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer
- Nurses
- Doctors
- Midwives
- Allied Health Specialists
For health professionals
We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families after the birth of a baby. The program is based at Mercy Hospital for Women (MHW) and Werribee Mercy Hospital (WMH).
Procedural information
​Referrals to the Nangnak Wan Myeek program are made internally within the hospital, through the Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers, or self referral following a birth at Mercy Hospital for Women and Werribee Mercy Hospital.
Referrals to this service are assessed against the Statewide Referral Criteria. Please utilise HealthPathways to assist in making the referral. Referrals which do not meet the Statewide Referral Criteria will be declined.
Contacts
Aboriginal Programs Email
- Email address: [email protected]
Aboriginal Postnatal Engagement Officer
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Phone numbers:
Aboriginal Postnatal Engagement Officer
03 8458 4197
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Phone numbers:
Mobile
0408 925 023
Manager Aboriginal Programs
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Phone numbers:
Manager Aboriginal Programs
8458 4398
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Phone numbers:
Mobile
0409 343 263
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