Empowering you in your parenting journey
Services
Bookings can be made via HotDoc or via Crown West Medical
If you cannot see the appointment type you need, please email: drmarisanguyen.gp.lc@gmail.com and we will contact you with an appointment time
Pregnancy Planning
If you are planning a pregnancy, I offer dedicated pregnancy planning appointments. During this appointment we will spend time ensuring that you are in optimum health for conception and pregnancy. Amongst other things, we will discuss your cycle, preventative healthcare, nutrition, exercise, genetic carrier screening and pregnancy care options in the Illawarra.
Antenatal Shared Care
Women wishing to birth their baby at The Wollongong Hospital (public) may choose the shared care model for antenatal care. In this model, most antenatal visits are with your GP with the remaining visits being at the antenatal clinic in the hospital. This allows increased continuity of care. I offer my shared care patients non-urgent email support and a discounted antenatal breastfeeding appointment if they wish.
Breastfeeding Support
I offer a range of options for breastfeeding support both before and after your baby is born. This includes antenatal breastfeeding advice, induced lactation/co-feeding (where a non-birthing parent with breast tissue wishes to breast/chest feed) and postnatal breastfeeding advice for issues such as nipple pain, recurrent mastitis, fussing at the breast and slow weight gain.
I welcome partners and/or a support person at breastfeeding consults
Parental Wellbeing
Sometimes parenting is tough. Sometimes you have a particularly unsettled baby. Sometimes you will know things aren’t working for your family, but you’re not sure where to start. I can help to improve parental wellbeing by working with you in a holistic manner to establish what your core values are, which areas have room for change and what supports can be put in place to care for you and your family. This approach uses the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) along with detailed knowledge of physical health, infant sleep and infant feeding. Should you require additional input, I can liaise with your regular GP to arrange a Mental Health Care Plan and appropriate referrals.
This service is available for all parents and caregivers
Sleep Coaching
We all know how important sleep is for wellbeing. We also know that babies (and sometimes toddlers) wake frequently overnight. I offer sleep and settling advice that aligns with the biological drivers of sleep, takes into account your child’s developmental stage, and prioritises responsiveness and attachment.
This is NOT a ‘sleep training’ program. Rather, I will work with you as a unique family to give you detailed strategies that allow everyone enough rest, while staying true to your parenting values and working with your child’s natural neurological development.
This service is available for all parents and caregivers
Contraception & IUD Insertion
If now is not the time for you to be adding to or starting your family, I offer comprehensive advice on contraception. Together we can find a contraceptive method that works for you. I perform insertion of the contraceptive rod (Implanon) and hormonal IUD’s (Mirena/Kyleena). I can also advise on emergency contraception and am an accredited provider of Medical Termination of Pregnancy
General Practice
I am not currently taking on new patients for routine general practice care. If you are an existing patient, or I am seeing you for perinatal care and you don’t have a regular GP, I am happy to provide the full range of general practice services for you and your children.