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6 Week Baby Check in Perth: What to Expect

The 6 Week Baby Check is an important GP appointment for every newborn in Australia. At Baby Steps, this check includes a full examination of your baby’s development, feeding, sleep, skin, and growth — along with their first round of immunisations.You’ll also have time to talk through any concerns about your baby’s behaviour, weight gain, poo and vomiting, crying, or head shape. This is also your space to ask questions about what to expect next — and get evidence-based answers from a GP who specialises in newborn care.

Your Baby GP will help with

Immunisations

Breast and bottle feeding issues

Unsettled babies

New rashes or skin changes

Sleep strategies

Head position (for signs of plagiocephaly or torticollis)

Poos, vomit and other outputs

Baby weight gains

More than a box-tick

The 6 Week Baby GP Check is more than a box-tick for bub; it’s an opportunity to establish an ongoing relationship between doctor and parents and provide continuity of care for your family’s future health. It’s also a chance to ask all the questions that have been filling your mind for the last six weeks and get accurate answers from someone qualified to provide them (i.e. not the internet).

Questions you might want to ask

“How do I settle my baby?”
“Is this new behaviour normal?”
“Are they gaining enough weight?”
“What colour should their poo be?”

A safe space

No question is too out there and no concern is too small. GPs at Baby Steps are specially trained in reducing anxiety and instilling confidence in parents for the weeks and months to come. Based in Subiaco, Baby Steps offers newborn GP care in a calm, supportive environment for Perth families.

Meet your Baby GPs

Dr Leon Levitt GP at Baby Steps Health Centre

Dr Leon Levitt

  • General Practitioner/Obstetrician
  • He/Him
A certified baby whisperer with 40 years’ experience caring for babies, children and parents, Leon has quite literally seen it all. His parent-focused approach and non-judgemental ear allow him to provide the tailored strategies and advice that parents are looking for.

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Western Australia

RANZ College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Diploma

Director and Founder of the Baby Steps Health Centre
Consulted in family medicine for over 30 years
Owner of Grantham House Family Medical Practice in Wembley
Strong expertise in the care of infants, mothers, children, parenting, and general practice procedures.
Author of ‘What do I do now? The basics of parenting babies… without stress’.

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
Parental Anxiety
Eczema and Food Allergies

Grandfather of the year
Fighter for reform in mental health, education and refugee policies

Dr Amy Powles GP at Baby Steps Health Centre

Dr Amy Powles

  • General Practitioner
  • She/Her
A sharp mind, gentle approach and expertise in breastfeeding medicine make Amy a trusted authority for new parents. They come for her counsel and stay for her ability to make them feel thoroughly heard and understood.

Graduated in Medicine from the University of Western Australia
Completed a Diploma of Child Health
Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Advanced training in breastfeeding medicine

Worked at Fremantle Hospital and regional centres
Worked in Paediatrics at Joondalup Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital
Takes time to really listen to her patients

Perinatal medicine
Breastfeeding medicine
Child health

Lover of books, but also her two young daughters and husband

GP Dr Georgianna Stanton at Baby Steps Health Centre

Dr Georgiana Stanton

  • General Practitioner
  • She/Her
Perinatal anxiety seems to fade away in the presence of Georgie, whose sense of fun is somehow not impeded by her practical knowledge and experience. She takes great care in keeping her advice grounded and her patient support always open.

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Notre Dame Fremantle
Bachelor of Arts and Science from the University of Western Australia
Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Worked in multiple Victorian hospitals in all areas of medicine, including Paediatrics and Obstetrics 
Spent a few years training in Psychiatry in Melbourne 

Perinatal anxiety 
Developmental paediatrics

Mother of two 
Professional reader, ceramicist, gardener and cook
Finds her centre bushwalking or strolling the coast 

Dr Silje Laskowski GP Baby Steps Health Centre

Dr Silje Laskowski

  • General Practitioner
  • She/Her
Silje (Norwegian spelling of Celia) is passionate about helping her paediatric patients and their families. Her calming, kind manner together with a wonderful sense of humour mean that she has a real knack for developing special connections with kids.

Graduated from Medicine at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle
Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Certificate of Women’s Health
FPAA National Certificate in Reproductive & Sexual Health for Doctors

Worked at Fremantle Hospital
KEMH hospital gaining experience in obstetrics and gynaecology
PMH – Paediatrics
GP at multiple practices across in Perth

Paediatrics
Women’s Health
Family continuity of care

Lover of movement & yoga
Pool time with my two young daughters

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