Pregnancy vaccinations
Vaccination can protect you and your unborn baby from harmful disease. It’s important you are up to date with your vaccinations before you become pregnant.
When to come to hospital in labour
When to Come to Hospital in Labour is essential to ensure women are aware in advance of who to contact, when and why to come to hospital, and the signs of labour. It also provides information to ensure timely access to care, especially if complications arise.
Pregnancy and Alcohol - information you might not know about
Pregnancy and Alcohol brochure provides evidence-based information about the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This brochure is available in a range of languages.
Midwifery Support Program
This resource overviews the Midwifery Support Program. The Program provides postnatal care for women and babies in their own homes after discharge from hospital.
Depression in Pregnancy & Antidepressant Medication Use
Information about the use of antidepressants to treat depression in pregnancy.
Vitamin D for Pregnant Women and New Mothers
The brochure informs the community about what Vitamin D deficiency is, and the potential risks for mothers and their babies. It also explains where to get Vitamin D levels checked and how to increase levels if they are low.
What to Bring to Hospital when Having a Baby
What to bring to hospital when having a baby details what families need to organise so their partner/ support person feel prepared and are as comfortable as possible for their hospital stay.
Information for survivors of child sexual abuse
The antenatal and postnatal periods are a high risk time for many women with a history of child sexual abuse. This resource aims to provide information to women to support them during these periods, and to facilitate access to appropriate services.
Postnatal Cue Cards
Cue cards as a paper resource for CALD women, Midwives and Doctors to use on the postnatal ward when an interpreter is unavailable
Contraception After You Have Had a Baby
Contraception After You Have Had a Baby. This resource summarises options for suitable contraception after giving birth, including suitable options for breastfeeding mothers. Translations of these resources were funded through Multicultural Health Funding Program 2017-2018