Birra Li Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Services

Birra Li is a service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. We provide culturally responsive maternal, infant and child health care services to families living in the Awabakal and Worimi communities located in the Port Stephens, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas.

Our services include pregnancy and post birth care, cultural support, child and family health care (blue book checks), immunisation, specialist breastfeeding support, social work services, health education and referrals to other services.

You can access our services at a venue that suits you including our clinics at Newcastle Community Health Centre, John Hunter Hospital, Raymond Terrace Community Health Centre, Tomaree Hospital, Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council and Nikinpa Aboriginal Child and Family Centre (Toronto). Home visits are also available for some services.

Our team includes:

Aboriginal Health Workers and Practitioners
Registered Midwives
Child and Family Health Nurses
Social Worker
Lactation Consultant

Services We Offer
Cultural support
Pregnancy and post birth care
Smoking cessation support. Find out more about how we can help you to give up smoking by watching this short film.

Breastfeeding support
Child and family primary health care
Immunisation
Learn more about

Pregnancy care

Looking after yourself in pregnancy

Support to give up smoking

Labour and birth

Postnatal care

Breastfeeding

Immunisation

Child and family health

Social worker
Areas that we cover
We provide care to women located within the Port Stephens, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas.

Please contact us:

If you think you are pregnant or as soon as you have a positive pregnancy test
If you have children between the ages of 0-5 years.

How can you access us?

Ask your local doctor to refer you
Ask the staff at Awabakal Aboriginal Medical Service to refer you
Talk to staff at the John Hunter Hospital antenatal clinic about referring you
You can contact us directly on the number below