Pregnancy and Baby Expo 2023

This year’s Pregnancy, Babies and Children’s (PBC) Expo was held on 15 and 16 April at the Adelaide Showgrounds and boasted a wide range of stall holders promoting nutrition, health, photography, baby safety, baby furniture and other necessities.

Over 7,100 people attended the two-day expo, with Adelaide PHN Immunisation Hub booth busy providing vaccination recommendations and advice to pre-natal, pregnant and post-natal women and their partners.

Discussions about the shingles vaccination piqued the curiosity of older adults - usually grandparents. Young children loved the Lulu, Dixie and Curly story books, colouring-in books and “Be a star and get vaccinated” magnets, while the parents took a liking to the immunisation schedule fridge magnets and stress balls. Many individuals indicated their decision to talk to their doctor about getting vaccinated after getting advice from the experienced nurses at the hub.

The expo statistics reflected the positive response to our attendance and uptake of information, which stated that 18% of attendees were looking at changing their plans, and 42% of attendees became more aware of support organisations.

The PBC Expo is Australia’s biggest and the world’s longest running early parenting event.

The 2024 expo will be held on 13 and 14 April. To learn more, please visit the PBC Expo website.