South Africa - Apply for Postnatal Care

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for postnatal care in person, the applicant has to visit the nearest clinic or health facility in his/her province.
2. The contact and address details of the South African Department of Health can be found in the following link: Link
3. Contact the Department of health and enquire for a nearest health facility or a clinic in your province.
4. Visit the clinic and obtain the application form to apply for postnatal care, from the concerned staff or counter.
5. Make sure you have attached all the documents listed in the ”Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Complete the application form and submit it along with all required documents to the concerned staff or nurse (as directed).
7. After that, a folder will be opened in your name and your child’s name to keep track of the further visits of the nurse or midwife.
8. Then, your periodical appointments with the professional nurse or midwife will be fixed and you will be informed with the dates.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Identity document
• Previous Medical reports (if required)
• Previous Medical prescriptions (if any)
• Clinic or hospital card (if any)
• Road to Health chart of the child

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Health South Africa Head Office
Physical Adsress:Dr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd,
Pretoria Townlands 351-JR,
PRETORIA, 0187
South Africa
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X828,
PRETORIA,
0001
South Africa
Tel: 012 395 8000
Email: [email protected]
Website link

Eligibility

• Any woman, who had undergone a child delivery lately, is eligible to make use of the postnatal services.
• Any woman, whose delivery is successful and she and her child is safe, can opt to the postnatal care services.

Fees

Maternal services are free of charge.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

• Infant's umbilical cord should be checked at follow-up visits to the clinic every day for three days to make sure it does not become infected.

• Clinic staff assists mothers with breastfeeding or other feeding options to ensure that the baby is getting enough milk.

Required Information

• Particulars of the person
• Particulars of the applicant
• Identity document number
• Contact details
• Address information

Need for the Document

Postnatal care takes place in the period after the delivery of the baby. This includes routine clinical examination and observation of the woman and her baby.

Information which might help

For more information, please visit: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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