Parent Education Resources

Would you like to become pregnant in the next year?

• Healthy you, healthy baby | Your Fertility

Miscarriage information

• Early pregnancy: when things go wrong - Maternal, child and family health (nsw.gov.au)
• The Pink Elephants Support Network - Home
• SANDS - MISCARRIAGE STILLBIRTH NEWBORN DEATH SUPPORT
• Guiding Light - Red Nose Grief and Loss | Supporting you on your journey after the death of a child

Becoming Dad

• First time dad | MensLine Australia
• Dadvice for new and expectant dads (beyondblue.org.au)
• Info & Tips for New Dads - SMS4dads
• Emotional health and wellbeing. A guide for new dads, partners and other carers (beyondblue.org.au)

LGBTQ+

• Rainbow Families

General pregnancy resources

• Having a Baby - Maternal, child and family health (nsw.gov.au)
• Pregnancy, Birth and Baby | Pregnancy Birth and Baby (pregnancybirthbaby.org.au)
• Raising Children Network

Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy

• Hyperemesis gravidarum - Pregnancy and the first five years (nsw.gov.au)

Dental Health and Pregnancy

• Advice for pregnant women - Healthy Mouths Healthy Living (nsw.gov.au)
• Keep smiling while you are pregnant

Iodine and folate supplements in pregnancy

• Thinking of having a baby - Maternal, child and family health (nsw.gov.au)

Food safety during pregnancy

• Pregnancy | NSW Food Authority

Alcohol and Pregnancy

• Every Moment Matters: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education

Smoking and Pregnancy

• Quit smoking for baby | Safer Baby - Working Together to Reduce Stillbirth

Pets and pregnancy

• We are Family : Home (nsw.gov.au)

Vaccination in pregnancy

• Pregnancy & Newborn vaccinations | Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation | SKAI
• Pregnancy: Protection and Vaccination from Preconception to Birth - Immunisation programs (nsw.gov.au)
• Immunisation for pregnancy | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
• Influenza and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination in pregnancy | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
• Pregnant women – Protect your newborn from whooping cough - Immunisation programs (nsw.gov.au)
• Influenza vaccination in pregnancy | Influenza vaccination in pregnancy and Aged Care (health.gov.au)
• Influenza information for pregnant women - Influenza (nsw.gov.au)

Safety for you and your growing baby

• Mothersafe | South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (nsw.gov.au)
• Home | 1800RESPECT
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and pregnancy fact sheet - Fact sheets (nsw.gov.au)
• Safer Baby - Working Together to Reduce Stillbirth

Healthy eating and weight gain during your pregnancy

• Healthy Eating When You're Pregnant or Breastfeeding | Eat For Health
• Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator » Get Healthy NSW
• Your Healthy Pregnancy | Australian Government Department of Health

Staying active in pregnancy

• Guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy (health.gov.au)
• Pregnant or postnatal · Who's at risk? · Pelvic Floor First
• Get Healthy in Pregnancy » Get Healthy NSW

Pelvic floor health in pregnancy

• Pelvic Floor Health for Expectant and New Mums | Continence Foundation of Australia
• Pregnancy and childbirth | Continence Foundation of Australia

Mental Health and Support in pregnancy

• ForWhen | Mental health support for expecting and new parents (forwhenhelpline.org.au)
• COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence
• Expecting a Baby | PANDA
• Gidget Foundation - Perinatal Anxiety and Depression
• Pregnancy and new parents (beyondblue.org.au)
• Emotional health and wellbeing: A guide for pregnant women, new mums and other carers (beyondblue.org.au)

Prenatal tests for your baby

• Pregnancy (genetics.edu.au)

Pregnancy screening tests for you

• Routine antenatal tests - blood tests, scans, swabs | Pregnancy Birth and Baby (pregnancybirthbaby.org.au)
• You and your baby: Important information for Rh (D) negative women
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) | Your Fertility
• Gestational diabetes - Diabetes Australia
• Gestational diabetes: caring for yourself and your baby – NDSS
• Pregnancy screening Group B Streptococcus (GBS) - Maternal, child and family health (nsw.gov.au)

Labour, birth and postnatal

• Having a Baby - Pregnancy and the first five years (nsw.gov.au)
• Preparing for your baby’s birth: frequently asked questions
• Induction of labour
• Labour Pains - Information on pain relief choices during labour
• Information about your perineum
• Postnatal Resource Booklet and Breastfeeding
• Preparing for your stay at RPA
• Falls Prevention
• Preventing blood clots in pregnancy and after birth
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• Postnatal Contraception videos

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding your baby
• Child and Family Health Nursing Brochure
• 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

Video:

• Breastfeeding support in Sydney Local Health District

Newborn screening tests

• Vitamin K for newborn babies - Information for parents | NHMRC
• Newborn Bloodspot Screening - Tests to protect your baby - Maternal, child and family health (nsw.gov.au)
• Hepatitis B Vaccination for Your Newborn Baby - Immunisation programs (nsw.gov.au)
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody factsheet | The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (nsw.gov.au)
• Why does my baby need a hearing screen? - English (nsw.gov.au)
• Translations of NSW Statewide Infant Screening – Hearing (SWISH) Program fact sheets - Maternal, child and family health

Newborn Care

• Newborn baby essentials | Pregnancy Birth and Baby
• Newborns (0-3 months) | Raising Children Network
• Safe Sleeping Practices for Newborns | Red Nose Australia
• Homepage | Your First Steps (babyproductsafety.gov.au)
• Home | Child Car Seats - Make the safest choice
• Prams & strollers | Product Safety Australia
• Baby slings | Product Safety Australia
• Parentline | Phone Counselling Service | 1300 30 1300

Child and Family Health Service

• Healthy Families, Healthy Children - Home (nsw.gov.au)
• SLHD - Child Health Information Link (CHIL) (nsw.gov.au)

Community parenting support

• Tresillian Family Care Centres: Baby Advice & Parenting Tips
• Home Page (karitane.com.au)
• Parentline | Phone Counselling Service | 1300 30 1300
• Raising Children Network
• Pregnancy, Birth and Baby | Pregnancy Birth and Baby

LINKS REVIEWED 01/08/2024