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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
'''Apply In-Person:'''<br><br />
#To apply for postnatal care in person, the applicant has to visit the nearest clinic or health facility in his/her province.<br />
#The contact and address details of the South African Department of Health can be found in the following link: [http://www.health.gov.za/index.php/shortcodes/2014-03-17-09-30-07 Link]<br />
#Contact the Department of health and enquire for a nearest health facility or a clinic in your province.<br />
#Visit the clinic and obtain the application form to apply for postnatal care, from the concerned staff or counter.<br />
#Make sure you have attached all the documents listed in the ”Required Documents” section of this page.<br />
#Complete the application form and submit it along with all required documents to the concerned staff or nurse (as directed).<br />
#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.<br />
#Then, your periodical appointments with the professional nurse or midwife will be fixed and you will be informed with the dates.<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
*Completed application form<br />
*Identity document<br />
*Previous Medical reports (if required)<br />
*Previous Medical prescriptions (if any)<br />
*Clinic or hospital card (if any)<br />
*Road to Health chart of the child<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts== <br />
'''Department of Health South Africa Head Office'''<br><br />
Physical Adsress:Dr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd,<br><br />
Pretoria Townlands 351-JR, <br> <br />
PRETORIA, 0187<br><br />
South Africa<br> <br />
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X828,<br><br />
PRETORIA,<br><br />
0001<br> <br />
South Africa<br> <br />
Tel: 012 395 8000<br> <br />
Email: minister@health.gov.za<br> <br />
[https://www.health.gov.za/contact-us/ Website link]<br> <br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
*Any woman, who had undergone a child delivery lately, is eligible to make use of the postnatal services.<br />
*Any woman, whose delivery is successful and she and her child is safe, can opt to the postnatal care services.<br />
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==Fees==<br />
Maternal services are free of charge.<br><br />
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==Validity==<br />
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.<br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,<br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.<br />
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==Instructions==<br />
*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.<br />
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*Clinic staff assists mothers with breastfeeding or other feeding options to ensure that the baby is getting enough milk.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
*Particulars of the person<br />
*Particulars of the applicant<br />
*Identity document number<br />
*Contact details<br />
*Address information<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
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.<br><br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
For more information, please visit: [https://www.westerncape.gov.za/service/post-natal-after-birth-health-care Link]<br><br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
Place some external links which might help.<br />
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==Others==<br />
More information which might help people.<br />
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[[Category:South Africa]]<br />
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