Mother & Baby Care at Home in Dubai
Medilife cares for you and your newborn together at home, anywhere in Dubai, with visits from our own DHA-licensed nurses.
Your nurse supports your recovery after a vaginal or caesarean birth, including C-section wound care, and checks your baby's weight, skin and umbilical cord. Night care is available too, so you can sleep while a nurse looks after your baby, all without trips out in the first weeks.
If you or your baby needs emergency help, call 998.
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DHA-licensed nurses
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Day visits or overnight care
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Home healthcare in Dubai since 2016
Who Our Mother & Baby Care Is For
Families usually call us in the first days and weeks after the birth, when your own recovery and your baby's care happen at the same time.
Recovering from a C-section
Lifting, bending and moving around are harder after surgery. Your nurse checks how your wound is healing, changes the dressing and helps with your baby while you recover.
Home soon after the birth
If you left hospital quickly, a nurse can check both of you in your first days at home and answer questions as they come up.
Worried about jaundice, feeding or weight
Your nurse checks your baby's skin colour and weight and tells you clearly if a doctor should see your baby.
Exhausted and short on sleep
With overnight newborn nursing, you sleep while a nurse looks after your baby through the night.
First-time parents
Having a nurse at home helps you build confidence with everyday newborn care, from looking after the umbilical cord to knowing what is normal.
No family nearby
Many families in Dubai live far from relatives. A Medilife nurse gives you professional support at home when extra hands are not close by.
Nursing Care for You and Your Baby
Mother & Baby Care is Medilife's postnatal care service, delivered at home by the same nursing team behind Medilife Home Nursing in Dubai. Your nurse looks after both of you at each visit, so your recovery and your baby's early checks happen in one place: your home.
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Postnatal care for you
Arrange postnatal visitsSupport with your recovery after a vaginal or caesarean birth. Your nurse checks how you are healing, cares for your C-section wound and monitors your temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
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Newborn checks
Regular checks in your baby's first weeks, covering weight, skin colour for signs of jaundice, and umbilical cord care. If anything needs a doctor's attention, your nurse tells you straight away.
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Overnight newborn nursing
Ask about night careA nurse cares for your baby through the night so you can sleep and recover.
What Your Nurse Checks at Each Visit
Your C-section wound, with dressing changes when needed
- For your baby
- Weight, to show feeding is going well
Temperature, pulse and blood pressure
- For your baby
- Skin colour, to look for jaundice
How your recovery is going, including pain and comfort
- For your baby
- Umbilical cord care
- For your baby
- Temperature, and how feeds and wet nappies are going
| For you | For your baby |
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| Your C-section wound, with dressing changes when needed | Weight, to show feeding is going well |
| Temperature, pulse and blood pressure | Skin colour, to look for jaundice |
| How your recovery is going, including pain and comfort | Umbilical cord care |
| Temperature, and how feeds and wet nappies are going |
If your nurse notices something that needs medical attention, they will tell you and help you arrange a doctor's review or hospital care.
Overnight Newborn Nursing
Night feeds and broken sleep are hard at any time, and harder while your body is healing. With overnight newborn nursing, a Medilife nurse stays with your baby through the night so you can rest. Medilife's home nursing team is available 24/7, so night care can be arranged when you need it.
During the night, your nurse can help with:
- settling your baby
- nappy changes
- bottle feeds, or bringing your baby to you for breastfeeds
- following safe sleep practice
Who Will Care for You at Home
Your care is provided by DHA-licensed nurses from Medilife's own team, not a nanny or an untrained helper. They carry out clinical checks and wound care, and they work alongside Medilife doctors, who can visit your home if you or your baby needs a medical review.
It helps to know how different roles compare:
DHA-licensed nurse
- What they focus on
- Postnatal checks, wound care, newborn checks, overnight newborn care
- Provided through this Medilife service?
- Yes
Medilife doctor (GP)
- What they focus on
- Medical review at home when something needs a doctor
- Provided through this Medilife service?
- Yes, through Doctor on Call
Nanny or babysitter
- What they focus on
- Everyday childcare and help around the home
- Provided through this Medilife service?
- No
Midwife
- What they focus on
- Pregnancy, birth and specialist postnatal care
- Provided through this Medilife service?
- No
Lactation consultant
- What they focus on
- Specialist breastfeeding support
- Provided through this Medilife service?
- No
| Role | What they focus on | Provided through this Medilife service? |
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| DHA-licensed nurse | Postnatal checks, wound care, newborn checks, overnight newborn care | Yes |
| Medilife doctor (GP) | Medical review at home when something needs a doctor | Yes, through Doctor on Call |
| Nanny or babysitter | Everyday childcare and help around the home | No |
| Midwife | Pregnancy, birth and specialist postnatal care | No |
| Lactation consultant | Specialist breastfeeding support | No |
How to Arrange Care
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Contact Medilife.
Call or WhatsApp us on +971 52 345 2646.
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Tell us what you need.
Share your due date or hospital discharge date, how you gave birth, and whether you would like day visits, overnight care or both.
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We arrange your care.
Medilife schedules your visits or nights anywhere in Dubai. Same-day home healthcare can be arranged when you need help quickly.
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Your nurse visits.
A DHA-licensed nurse comes to your home and checks both you and your baby.
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Plan the next steps.
Agree further visits or nights with us, and get a doctor's review if one is needed.
What Affects the Cost
Every family needs something different, so Medilife confirms the cost once you tell us what care you would like. The main factors are:
whether you need day visits, overnight care or both
how many visits or nights you book
how many weeks of support you need
If you have health insurance, ask our team about cover and the documents you may need before you book.
When to Call a Doctor or 998
Your nurse keeps a close eye on you both, but some signs need urgent medical help straight away. Call 998 or go to the nearest emergency department if:
Your baby
- has a temperature of 38°C or higher in the first three months
- has difficulty breathing
- is unusually sleepy, floppy or hard to wake
- refuses feeds
- turns yellow in the first 24 hours, or the yellow colour spreads or deepens
- has far fewer wet nappies than usual
You
- have heavy bleeding
- have a fever or severe pain
- notice redness, swelling or discharge from your wound
- have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby
If you feel very low or unable to cope, tell your nurse or speak to a doctor soon. For concerns that are not an emergency, a Medilife doctor can visit you at home, 24/7, through Doctor on Call.
Keep your baby's routine check-ups with the paediatrician and your own postnatal follow-up with your doctor alongside your home nursing care.
More Medilife Care for Your Family
Doctor on Call
A Medilife doctor visits your home, day or night, when you or your baby needs a medical review.
Home Nursing
Medilife's wider home nursing service brings nursing care at home to other members of your family, 24/7.
Vaccination at Home
Ask our team about vaccinations at home, without a trip to the clinic.
Home Diagnostics
If a doctor requests blood tests, Medilife can collect the samples at home.
Physiotherapy at Home
Home physiotherapy supports you in rebuilding strength and movement as you recover after the birth.
Also from Medilife: IV Therapy, and medicines through Medilife Pharmacy, our separately licensed pharmacy.
Why Families Choose Medilife
Care for both of you, together
One visit covers your recovery and your baby's checks, so you are not juggling separate appointments in the first weeks.
Our own DHA-licensed nurses
Every nurse on this service is DHA-licensed and part of Medilife's team, trained for clinical care rather than babysitting.
A doctor when you need one
If something needs a medical opinion, Medilife doctors can visit your home 24/7.
Home healthcare in Dubai since 2016
Medilife has provided home healthcare across Dubai since 2016.
What Patients Say About Medilife
Medilife has served more than 47,000 patients and reports a 99.8% patient satisfaction rate. Read reviews from Medilife patients on Google and Trustpilot.
Mother & Baby Care Questions
Many families start in the first days after coming home from hospital. Tell us your due date or discharge date and the care you need, and our team will advise on the earliest start.
It depends on how you and your baby are recovering. Some families need a few visits in the first week, while others choose several weeks of night care. You can adjust the plan as things settle.
Your nurse can ask how feeds are going and check your baby's weight. If you need specialist help with latch or milk supply, your nurse will suggest seeing a lactation consultant.
No. Our mother and baby care is provided by DHA-licensed nurses, who handle postnatal checks, wound care, newborn checks and overnight care.
Yes. Your nurse checks your baby's skin colour at each visit. If jaundice appears in the first 24 hours or seems to be getting worse, your nurse will advise you to see a doctor promptly, who can decide whether testing or treatment is needed.
Yes. Your nurse checks the wound at each visit, changes the dressing when needed and tells you if anything needs a doctor.
Cover depends on your policy. Ask our team about insurance and the documents you may need before you book.
If your baby shows any emergency signs, call 998. For other concerns, call Medilife: our doctors can visit your home 24/7.
Arrange Care for You and Your Baby
Tell us your due date or discharge date, how you gave birth and the help you need. We will arrange day visits or overnight care with a Medilife nurse, anywhere in Dubai.
Find us & get in touch
Visit Medilife Healthcare Services LLC or contact our team about the care you need.
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DHA-licensed healthcare provider offering 24/7 home healthcare services in Dubai. Our team is ready to deliver comprehensive medical support to your location.