State and Territory matters General Australian Capital Territory 891. In the Australian Capital Territory infant and child morbidity and mortality in the hospital setting is diminished through the education of staff, parents and children. This education includes ante and post-natal classes, and parenting groups for new mothers.
Genetic counselling is given where required, and early intervention is planned.
A comprehensive statistical base dealing with prenatal morbidity and mortality exists in the Australian Capital Territory, and Australian Capital Territory Health is currently in the process of establishing a sub-committee of the Department of Health and Community Care, specifically designed to review trends in neonatal morbidity and mortality. Out-patient clinics are conducted for children with chronic or long term illness. The Queen Elizabeth II Home for Mothers and Babies provides specific post-natal services for mothers and infants through residential and day care services. The service is staffed by midwives and nurses. Community Nurses also provide ante and post-natal support for women, including home visits to newly born infants and referral to early childhood clinics, parenting groups and Family Care Centres.