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Best start to life Get Healthy in Pregnancy (GHiP) A free phone-based health coaching program for pregnant women which supports staying healthy from pregnancy to birth and beyond. It includes setting healthy lifestyle goals with the aim of sustaining improvements in healthy eating, physical activity, and healthy weight during pregnancy.

Between January – September 2022: 1,423 women were referred by a health professional to GHiP. 739 women commenced coaching services with a trained health coach.

Nursing and midwifery staff at Auburn, Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals have actively referred women to the program during 2022.

Reducing the effects of smoking and vaping on pregnancy and newborns The Smoking and Vaping Prevention team continues to support local implementation of the new Reducing the effects of smoking and vaping on pregnancy and newborn outcomes Policy Directive , released on 14 October 2022. The team will work closely with WSLHD Maternity services to build capacity among clinical staff to provide evidence-based smoking and vaping cessation support for patients.

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carbon monoxide Smokerlyser monitors distributed across maternity clinics in WSLHD.

Your personal journey to becoming a smoke free mum

Approximately 300 Aboriginal My Quit Journal resources will be distributed to support Aboriginal pregnant women to quit smoking.

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Children’s Routine Growth Assessments

This year: 6 clinicians completed RGA “Train the Trainer” training. 6 equipment audits completed.

All children who attend NSW Health services have their height/length and weight measured – this is a Routine Growth Assessment (RGA). The Health Promotion team manages a WSLHD working group to facilitate the promotion and implementation of RGA at WSLHD facilities.

RGA measurement rate maintained at 67% (at September 2022) with some facilities meeting/exceeding the 70% NSW Health KPI for all face-to-face encounters. We promoted International Children’s Growth Awareness Day on 20 September.

Four year-old Elka having her height routinely measured at a WSLHD facility.

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