Table 1 Description of the intervention

The following three components of the intervention will be implemented by dedicated infant healthcare coordinators:

Hospitals - Work with birthing hospitals to understand gaps in infant care coordination and target project tools to meet local needs.

Families - Meet families as soon as acceptable to the families after birth. Use the locally targeted care coordination tools for the following:

 - consult with families about their health care needs,

 - provide information about primary care services available for the first 3 months of the baby’s life,

 - offer assistance with birth and Medicare registration forms,

 - consult with families about their choice for primary care provider,

 - offer to notify the chosen primary care provider about the baby’s health needs, and

 - offer assistance with health care coordination at the time of discharge from hospital.

Primary care providers - Work with the family’s chosen primary care provider to achieve the following:

 - ensure they receive birth and hospital details,

 - offer tools and guidance on early infant primary care, and

 - offer additional assistance and contact points with experienced community child health nurses, primary care networks and pediatricians.