The journal is the official publication of two Australian professional nursing groups caring for babies, children and their families. The two organisations represent a diversity in nursing, ranging from intensive care nursing to the community based nursing services, found in cities and remote areas throughout Australia.

The journal will endeavour to reflect this diversity by its content. Neonatal, paediatric and child health nursing have many different aspects that may be relevant to more than one sector of the membership. In addition to clinically oriented material including research, the journal also provides a forum for articles on professional aspects of nursing that applies to all nurses, and in particular to nurses working with babies, children and families.