This brochure provides information to mothers on the benefits of breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months of their babies lives. The pamphlet also answers to some of the tricky questions about breastfeeding.  > 

Mothers/caregivers are advised to bring their newborn/s to primary health care clinics for regular check-ups. Health care staff will monitor the child's ...  > 

The service aims to identify and treat children from birth to 14 years of age who have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused and neglected. Children that are suspected of having been abused can be taken to a primary health care clinic where they will ...  > 

IMCI is a strategy developed by the World Health Organisation's Division of Child Health and Development and UNICEF. It has been introduced in more than 30 countries around the world to address morbidity and mortality in children under five years. The strategy focuses on the ...  > 

If your baby, toddler or child has consumed, inhaled or is affected in any other way by a substance (from detergents, to plants to medication etc.) that could be toxic, phone the Red Cross Children's Hospital Poison Line on 021 689 5227. Expert advice on ...  > 

The card - a record of immunisations and growth rate - is given to mothers when their infant is born and is used to monitor the development of the child until it is five years old.  > 

Mother to child transmission happens when HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is passed from a mother to her unborn baby during pregnancy, during birth or during breastfeeding.  > 

Information on what birth defects are, examples of birth defects, what can be done for people who have them and a list of contact numbers where services can be obtained in the country.  > 

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome or FAS is the most common preventable form of intellectual disability in the world and yet it is a serious public health problem in the Western Cape.  > 

Answers to questions on Kangaroo Care: what it is, how it is done, what are the benefits and what is the current policy surrounding this method of looking after low birth weight infants.  > 

Detailed guidelines for health workers on how to screen for developmental disability in children aged from 0-6 weeks, 9 months and 18 months. Information is also given on when to refer to cases up the line.  >