Sometimes it's hard to navigate all of the information on the web about having a baby.
Here are some recommended websites from our midwives and doctors.
Resources for pregnancy
Please click on image to open in your browser: Also there are more pregnancy booklets from NSW Health available here
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Having a Baby Book
Having a Baby booklet is a pregnancy resource for all women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. This book has a strong focus on healthy pregnancies and normal birth. |
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Breastfeeding Your Baby- NSW health booklet can be supplied to you by your midwife or you can click on the image and read online. |
Australian Breast Feeding Association Website
Breastfeeding Confidence
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Iodine
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Oral Iron Choices
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Guide to Taking Iron Supplements
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Keep Smiling While You Are Pregnant/ Healthy Smiles
Keep Smiling You Tube Video below |
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The Pregnancy Guide Pelvic Floor, Bladder & Bowel
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Raising Children
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Food Safety During Pregnancy
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Mothersafe Medications in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding advice
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Group B Streptococcus Screening
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Preventing Blood Clots in Pregnancy and After Birth
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Consumer Brochure
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Element 1 Smoking Cessation
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Element 2 Fetal Growth Restriction
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Element 3 Decreased Fetal Movements
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Element 4 Mother's Going to Sleep Position
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Element 5 Timing of Birth
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COPE
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COPE Antenatal Anxiety
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COPE Depression During Pregnancy
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Gidget Foundation
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Gidget Welcome to Parenthood
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Gidget Perinatal Support Centre
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[includes PANDA Factsheets] PANDA - free, national helpline service for women, men and their families affected by perinatal mental illness CALL 1300 726 306
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Gidget Virtual Village for Mum
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Gidget Virtual Village for Dad
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Beyond Blue Understanding Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
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Beyond Blue Emotional Health and Wellbeing
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Beyond Blue A Guide for Dad's
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Beyond Blue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live. click here to visit website
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A guide for dads: Caring for your family during perinatal mental illness. This website has some short videos aimed at Dad's and other people caring for someone who has had a baby |
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Influenza
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Whooping Cough
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COVID Decision Guide
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Pets |
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We Are Family Booklet
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We Are Family Checklist
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Preparing your cat for a baby's arrival
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Do You Want to Get Healthy in Pregnancy?
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Get Healthy in Pregnancy
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Get Healthy Be Deadly
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Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
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Physical Activity During Pregnancy
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Weight Gain During Pregnancy
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Aboriginal Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
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Aboriginal Physical Activity During Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator
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Australian Government Website
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Information you might not know about pregnancy and alcohol
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Alcohol in Pregnancy Fact Sheet Kids and Families
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Australian Government Website
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Smoking and Pregnancy
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ISLHD Quit Smoking in Pregnancy Website
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Specialty
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Anti D For women with Rh Negative Blood Group
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Pregnancy Beyond 41 Weeks For low risk women who have not gone into labour by 41 weeks
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Next Birth After Caesarean For women who have had a previous Caesarean Section
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External Cephalic Version For women with a Breech Presentation near Term
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Breech Baby at Term Options for women with a Breech presentation near term
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Gestational Diabetes For women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
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Resources for after baby is born
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Postnatal |
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Hepatitis B Vaccine
We will ask for consent to give Hepatitis B Vaccine to your baby |
Vitamin K
We will ask for consent to give Vitamin K to your baby |
Newborn Blood Spot
We will ask for consent to perform the Newborn Blood Spot |
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Red Nose Safe Sleeping and Safe Sleeping Checklist
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Red Nose Safe Wrapping
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Red Nose Tummy Time
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Red Nose Bassinet Safety |
Red Nose Co-sleeping
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Red Nose Slings, Baby Carriers & Backpacks
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Jaundice Factsheet
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'Blue Book' example
You will receive an actual book after the baby is born |
Child and Family Services webpage You can also check out our Facebook page or Instagram for up-to-date information and support available to you through Child and Family Health - Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District |
| Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) - find answers to most of your general breastfeeding questions and link to helpful books, counselling and phone app (Mum2Mum). |
Australian Breast Feeding Association Website
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Call the Breastfeeding Helpline on 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 268) any time. |
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PANDA Not coping? Mental health checklists for new and expecting parents from PANDA |
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Raising Children
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COPE Postnatal Factsheets
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COPE Postnatal Anxiety
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COPE Postnatal Depression
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A guide for dads: Caring for your family during perinatal mental illness. This website has some short videos aimed at Dad's and other people caring for someone who has had a baby |
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Contraception
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Resources for pregnancy in other languages
For further Pregnancy Information - please click below.
Click on the picture above. Type in the word Pregnancy in the search box. After that try the word Baby |
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Maternity Care in Australia videos |
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For women in Early Pregnancy "when things go wrong"
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Having a Baby Book
Having a Baby booklet is a pregnancy resource for all women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. This book has a strong focus on healthy pregnancies and normal birth. |
Breastfeeding Booklet
Breastfeeding Confidence
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Australian Breast Feeding Association Website [English]
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Iodine [English]
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Oral Iron Choices [English]
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A Guide to Taking Iron Tablets
Scroll down the page to find this pamphlet [first two pages are English, the other 36 in other languages] |
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Oral Health During
Keep Smiling You Tube Video |
Preventing Blood Clots in Pregnancy and After Birth |
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Expecting a Baby Pelvic Floor, Bladder & Bowel
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Raising Children Website click below | |
