Online Resources for Pregnancy & the Postpartum
BLOGS AND RESEARCH RESOURCES
Belly Belly - https://www.bellybelly.com.au/
Evidence Based Birth - https://evidencebasedbirth.com/
Midwife Thinking - Dr Rachel Reed - https://midwifethinking.com/
Dr Sarah Buckley - https://sarahbuckley.com/
Dr Sara Wickham - https://www.sarawickham.com/
Dr Sarah Buckley - https://sarahbuckley.com/
Vicki Hobbs - Back to Basics Birthing - www.vickihobbs.com/
The Bump - https://www.thebump.com/
Pregnancy, birth and baby - https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/ - 1800 882 436
A-Z Factsheets on Pregnancy and Birth - https://www.thewomens.org.au/health- information/fact-sheets Royal Women’s Hospital
Medicines Information Service Hotline - Direct Line: (03) 8345 3190 - Specialise in providing information on medicine use in pregnancy and breastfeeding, women’s health and neonates. We are also able to provide advice about adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, compatibilities, product information, complementary or herbal medicines use.
Spinning Babies - Use this site and videos to improve babies position (breech, transverse, posterior) and birth - https://spinningbabies.com/
Hypnobirthing Australia - online resources, birth stories, education www.hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au (contact Chloe for more information)
Homebirth Australia - http://homebirthaustralia.org/
Birth Injury Advocacy Centre - https://birthinjurycenter.org/
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Cope Centre of Perinatal Excellence – Provides support for the emotional challenges of becoming a parent - www.cope.org.au
PANDA - supports families affected by perinatal anxiety and depression and postnatal psychosis - 1300 726 306 - www.panda.org.au
This Way Up – MUMentum: Pregnancy and Postnatal Courses https://thiswayup.org.au/how-we- can-help/courses/mumentum-anxiety-and-depression-courses/#howcanistudy
Lifeline - 13 11 14
Mental Health Crisis Line - 1800 629 354
Miracle Babies Foundation Hotline - 1300 622 243- supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.
Sands – Miscarriage, stillbirth & newborn death support 1300 072 637 - www.sands.org.au
Perinatal Wellbeing Centre - https://www.perinatalwellbeingcentre.org.au/ 6288 1936 Clients can receive weekly, fortnightly or monthly telephone support calls with our team of perinatal mental health workers.
Mum space – https://www.mumspace.com.au/
The Parent-Infant Research Institute - https://www.piri.org.au/
Mensline Australia - https://mensline.org.au Contact: 1300 789 978
PODCASTS
Back to Basics Birthing with Vicki Hobbs
Australian Birth Stories
VBAC Birth Stories
Pregnancy with Physio Laura
Beyond the Bump
Tales from the forth trimester
The Midwives Cauldron with Katie James and Dr. Rachel Reed
Evidence Based Birth
The Australian Breastfeeding Podcast by Susie Prout
The Aware Parenting Podcast
Unruffled - Respectful Parenting - Janet Landsbury
BOOKS
The Birth Space - Gabrielle Nancarrow
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering – Dr. Sarah Buckley
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
Spiritual Midwifery – Ina May Gaskin
Juju Sundin’s Birth Skills with Sarah Murdoch
Why Induction Matters – Dr Rachel Reed
Birthing With Confidence – Rhea Dempsey
Postnatal Depletion Cure - Dr. Oscar Serrallach
First Forty Days - Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, Marisa Belger
The Fourth Trimester - Kimberly Ann Johnson
FACEBOOK GROUPS
Natural Hospital Birthing
Homebirth Group Australia
Books About Birth (cheap second hand books)
BBB Community
MINDFULNESS APPS
Calm - Cost: After a 7-day free trial, it’s $60 a year for iPhone or Android
Sanity&Self - Cost: After a week-long free trial, subscriptions start at $7 a month for iPhone or Android.
Insight Timer - Cost: Free for iPhone or Android; or $36 a year for offline listening and other advanced features
Bloom app - Bloom offers users a seven-day free trial to experience the app before committing to a subscription. After the seven-day free trial, you can continue with either a monthly, 3 monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription.
Headspace - Cost: The basics are free; subscribe for $96 a year to access to all content; iPhone and Android
Mind the Bump - Cost: Free for Phone and Android
Expectful - Cost: After a two-week free trial, it’s $10 a month for iPhone and Android
PREGNANCY APPS
BUB – Pregnancy companion Cost: Free
The Bump Daily Pregnancy and Baby Tracker App - Cost: Free Kegel Trainer - Cost: Free (pro version available for $6)
Who’s Your Daddy? First Time Dad’s Pregnancy Guide - Cost: $3 Positive Pregnancy – Cost: $3 - Pregnancy-specific affirmations
NEWBORN/POSTPARTUM APPS & WEBSITES
White Noise Baby APP – to help get baby to drift off to sleep Cost: $1
Baby Feed Timer APP – Easily track feeding, nappies, sleeping Cost: free
Mush APP – pretty much tinder for mums Cost: free.
Raising Children - https://raisingchildren.net.au - The Australian Parenting Website
Carry Australia - www.carry.org.au - network of local babywearing support groups
Child Car Seats - https://www.childcarseats.com.au/legal-requirements
Mum2mum – Australian Breastfeeding Association APP Cost: free
MyVision - Babies go through various stages of eyesight development throughout the first two years of their lives. To better inform parents about their child's vision development MyVision have created a guide that covers topics like the stages of eyesight development, signs of potential vision issues, what parents can do to help with development, and more:
https://myvision.org/guides/infant-eye-vision-development/Feed Safe APP- Feed Safe includes a timer, the app uses your height, weight and alcohol intake to accurately estimate when your breastmilk should be free of alcohol, and alert you when this time has been reached. Cost: Free
Australian Breastfeeding Association - @ozbreastfeeding - Hotline 1800 686 268. www.breastfeeding.asn.au. - Yearly membership $70 = Copy of the book breastfeeding... naturally, email counselling by trained breastfeeding counsellors, 24hour breastfeeding helpline. Antenatal breastfeeding education class, half price breast pump hire. Get together groups – details to closest group provided in the member welcome pack.
COMMUNITY/SUPPORT/PRIVATE MIDWIVES
Gather Women’s Space - https://www.gatherwomenspace.com/
Mama Midwife - https://midwivesandmothers.com.au/
My Midwives - https://www.mymidwives.com.au/
The Birth House Geelong - http://thebirthhouse.com.au/about-us/
