Postnatal and Parenting
Resources
Resources
The Ramsay Training Institute gratefully acknowledges the assistance and collaboration of the Group Clinical Governance Unit, members of the Obstetric Working Party and educators working in Ramsay Health Care hospitals across Australia in the design and development of this eLearning resource. Special thanks go to the staff of Frances Perry House for permission to use their Labour and Birth program to guide the development of this section, and to Dr Charlotte Middleton for permission to use her videos.
The following is a list of additional resources you may like to access for further reading:
Postnatal care and advice
Healthdirect Australia: Postnatal Care
Family planning
Sexual & Reproductive Health Western Australia
SHine SA (Sexual Health information networking & education SA)
Postnatal and parenting support
Tresillian Family Care Centres
Parent-Infant Research Institute or phone: 03 9496 4496
Diet and nutrition during breastfeeding
Diet and weight loss while breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Australian Breastfeeding Association or phone: 1800 686 2 686 to talk to experienced breastfeeding mothers
Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand
Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
Australian Government information
Breastfeeding — with infectious diseases
Artificial (formula/bottle) feeding
healthdirect Australia: Bottle Feeding
Masada Hospital Mother and Baby Unit in Victoria YouTube video
The Mother Baby Unit of Masada Private Hospital on The Circle
Newborn screening tests
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Jaundice in newborns
Jaundice and your newborn baby (pdf)
Signs of illness in your baby
Postnatal exercise
Better Health Channel: Postnatal exercise
Postnatal Depression information and Helplines
PANDA (Post and Antenatal Depression Association)
Bupa: Coping with antenatal and postnatal depression
Black Dog Institute: Depression Resources
Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for immediate, 24 hour telephone counselling
The Beyond Blue information line can be contacted on 1300 22 4636
Relationships
Relationships Australia on 1300 364 277
Support for fathers/parenthood
Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation
First Time Parent | Expecting Dad
Pregnancy and early parenthood
Parenting and raising children
raisingchildren.net.au - the australian parenting website
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
Relationships Australia: Family Parenting Courses
Postnatal problems and possible complications
Treatment of venous thrombosis in pregnancy and after birth
Blood transfusion, pregnancy and birth
Surgery for stress incontinence
When your baby dies before birth
SIDS and Kids/safe sleeping/Australian Cot Standard
Product Safety Australia: Cots (household)
Miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death
SANDS (miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death support). 24 hr support available phone: 1300 072 637
PSANZ-SANDA (Australia and New Zealand stillbirth alliance)
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
Stillbirth Foundation Australia
Australian Government support for families
Births, deaths and marriages registries
Australian Government Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Helpline: 1800 882 436 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Vitamin K and immunisations for your child
National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS)