Parent Education Resources

The RPA Women and Babies Parent Education Centre offers a range of programs designed to help women, their partners and support people prepare for childbirth and parenting.

The following resources are provided to women attending Parent Education classes.

We encourage all women and support people to discuss the information further with their pregnancy caregiver / midwife if there are concerns or queries.

If you would like to speak about these parenting resources please call the RPA Parent Education Unit on 9515 5284 or email SLHD-RPAParentEducation@health.nsw.gov.au

Labour, birth and postnatal

• Birthing & Parenting - A guide for labour
• Information about your perineum
• Postnatal Resource Booklet and Breastfeeding
• Preparing for your postnatal stay at RPA

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding your baby
• Guidelines for establishing breastfeeding
• How can I tell that breastfeeding is going well
• Increasing your breastmilk supply
• The role of family and friends to support breastfeeding

Newborn routine screenings

• Hepatitis B Vaccination for your newborn baby
• Newborn Bloodspot Screening
• Vitamin K for newborn babies
• Why does my baby need a hearing screen

Looking after you

• Emotional health and wellbeing - A guide for new dads, partners and other carers
• Emotional health and wellbeing - A guide for pregnant women, new mums and other carers
• Looking after your pelvic floor, bladder and bowel during pregnancy and after childbirth
• One in three women who ever have a baby wet themselves
• The pelvic floor and core exercises

Looking after your baby

• Baby slings
• Child and Family Health Nursing
• Keeping baby safe
• Prams and Strollers
• Safe Sleeping - Red Nose
• Safe Wrapping - Red Nose
• Tummy Time - Red Nose