Growth and Development Programme

The Growth and Development Programme has been established at the WCH because we are committed to monitoring the long term outcome of very premature infants.

Premature infants enrolled into the programme are those with a birth weight of 1000 grams and less and infants whose gestational age is 29 weeks or less.

The programme aims:

• to follow the development of infants so that appropriate referral may be established if help is required
• to relate the developmental progress of infants to obstetric and neonatal care to further benefit the care of premature infants in future generations.

The team includes the coordinator, neonatologists, paediatricians, psychologist, physiotherapist, and other health professionals.

Children will be reviewed at one and three years corrected age, and at five and seven years.

Detailed medical and developmental assessment includes:

• Paediatrician for medical, neurological examination, and growth details
• Psychologist for assessment of school readiness and performance
• Physiotherapist to assess movement and coordination
• Special testing of vision and hearing.

How to access the service

The programme coordinator will contact families eligible to be enrolled in the programme.

Hours

The coordinator can be contacted Tuesday- Friday 7.30am-5pm

Contact details

Coordinator

Jan Ramsay

Location

Office 4^th Floor Queen Victoria Building

Clinic Area 4 Paediatric Outpatients

Mailing address

Growth and Development Programme

Women's and Children's Hospital

72 King William Road

North Adelaide

South Australia 5006

Phone/fax/email

Ph (08) 81617963

Fax (08) 81617654

Email  jan.ramsay@cywhs.sa.gov.au

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