The baby might not have arrived yet, but it is still a good idea to think about the first time at home with a newborn. Arriving home with a newborn you will find yourself catapulted into a whole new existence of apparently non-stop tasks and routine, that can seem rather overwhelming. With a new baby around, you may need parenting support and postnatal care. Here is a list of where to seek professional help and advice in Dubai. We hope you find something that will suit your needs.

Infinity Baby Clinic
Infinity Baby Clinic has a team of highly qualified and experienced western-educated midwives, pediatric nurses and lactation consultants that are also mothers themselves. This clinic runs post-birth home visits; similar to the UK health visitor system. They offer everything from medical checks to advice on how to bath your baby.

Phone: +971 4 394 8994
Location: Al Wasl Road
Web: www.ihcdubai.com
E-mail: infinity@ihcdubai.com

Cecile de Scally
Midwife Cecile offers antenatal and postnatal support. She focuses a lot on breastfeeding advice and has a focus on sleep and routines for babies and their families. Cecile says: “My passion is to ensure good feeding habits and good sleep routines for babies and their parents, while providing a sound fact-based antenatal education service to empower mothers during their births”.

Cecile de Scally
Midwife/Educator
BabySenseDubai
(A div of MCI)
0555886298
www.babysensedubai-gcc.weebly.com

Health Bay Policlinic
Health Bay Polyclinic runs a “Well baby clinic” for babies from birth to 18 months of age. The clinic is facilitated by western trained midwives. They provide general support and advice regarding caring for your baby/child, measurements of your baby/child, administration of scheduled vaccinations, support and advice with breastfeeding and infant feeding.
Health Bay Clinic also runs baby massage classes and Baby Yoga.

Phone: +971 4 348 7140
Location: Umm Suqeim

Cooper Health Clinic
Their “Well baby clinic” is run by Deborah Williams. They arrange Baby Cafe mornings. You can join if you are a Mum-to-be, a new Mum, bottle, breast or mix feeding. Please call the clinic for booking.

Phone: +971 4 348 6344
Location: Al Wasl Road, Umm Suqeim 2

Dubai London Clinic

Parents are welcome to attend the Well Baby Clinic at the Dubai London Speciality Hospital in Jumeirah with their infants to discuss all aspects of baby care and support for you and your family including:

• Help with day to day concerns
• Weight and measurement assessments
• Feeding advice
• Immunizations according to local government regulations and country of origin requirements
• Feeding and sleeping issues
• Settling
• Referral to the Paediatrician if necessary

The well baby clinic operates every Sunday and Tuesday from 8am – 1pm. To make an appointment, please call 800-DLC (800-352)

Emirates Home Nursing
Emirates Home Nursing is a DHA licensed professional home care nursing company which prides itself on providing a range of superior quality nursing and caring services in the private home environment.  Our team of qualified nursing professionals and health care assistants come with extensive experience, kindness and compassion offering the highest quality of home care service.

Emirates Home Nursing follows the International Best Practice standards for home care nursing which offers the patients and their families the peace of mind that they are receiving the best care possible.

Our nursing services cover: Senior Care; Clinical Care; New-Born Care; Child Care; Baby Sitting and Physiotherapy.

We offer flexible hours of service and contracts to suit the needs of our patients and their families in co-operation with the patient’s doctor whether the service is 24/7, weekly, monthly or on an ad-hoc basis

Phone: +800 Nursing (800 6877464) +

Medcare Medical Centre, Mirdif – Mother and Child Care
Focusing on the whole family – mother and child. They offer: Newborn Screening Tests, General Pediatric Care and a Well baby clinic addressing immunization, Neuro development and feeding advice.

Phone: +971 4 284 7199
Web: www.medcarehospital.com