O'Connell Family Centre (Mercy Health)

Infant sleep support in Canterbury, VIC

O'Connell Family Centre (Mercy Health) is a sleep support service in Canterbury, VIC. Public services usually need a referral. Private consultants you can contact directly. It is one of 16 sleep support services listed in Victoria.

Contact and location

Areas of practice

  • Victorian Government funded
  • Free service
  • 0-4 years

Services listed

  • Residential Stay
  • Day Programs
  • Group Sessions

What a sleep support service does

Sleep support ranges from public early parenting centres offering day stay and residential programmes, through to private consultants working with settling and routines.

When sleep has become the thing making everything else hard. Approaches vary widely and there is no single right one, so it is worth finding someone whose approach sits comfortably with you.

Referrals, fees and Medicare

Public services usually need a referral. Private consultants you can contact directly.

Public early parenting centres are free or heavily subsidised, usually with a referral from a maternal and child health nurse or GP. Private consultants are paid privately.

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Common questions about O'Connell Family Centre (Mercy Health)

Does O'Connell Family Centre (Mercy Health) offer telehealth?

This listing does not tell us either way. Many practices added telehealth and kept it, so it is worth asking when you call.

Do I need a referral to see a sleep support service in Victoria?

Public services usually need a referral. Private consultants you can contact directly.

Is O'Connell Family Centre (Mercy Health) taking new patients?

We do not hold appointment availability, and it changes week to week. Ringing 03 8416 7600 is the quickest way to find out.

What if O'Connell Family Centre (Mercy Health) is not the right fit?

That is a completely reasonable thing to decide. We list 16 sleep support services in Victoria, so there are other options nearby.

Questions worth asking

  • What is your approach, and what does it ask of me and my baby?
  • Do you adapt it for a breastfed baby, or for co-sleeping?
  • What does the programme involve and how long does it run?
  • What does it cost, and is any of it subsidised?
  • What follow-up is included?

Other sleep support services nearby

Other care in Canterbury

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