Websites and other community supports There is an abundance of pregnancy information on the Internet and the quality can vary widely. Websites often change, some will be modified, new ones will appear and others will be abandoned. Consequently, you will need to be selective when using the Internet to research pregnancy and birth. Greenslopes Maternity Your Journey 41 We can recommend the following websites and contacts: Child health information and advice 24-hour health hotline: 13 432584 (13 HEALTH) www.health.qld.gov.au/13health Australian Breastfeeding Association Breastfeeding helpline: 1800 686 268 ABA Qld Branch office (07) 33240577 www.breastfeeding.asn.au Informative and reputable site run by mothers for mothers; women supporting each other with a common interest in breastfeeding. Australian Multiple Birth Association www.amba.org.au For families with twins, triplets, quadruplets or more. Support from ‘those who know’. Austprem www.austprem.org.au By families who have experienced the challenge of parenting a premature infant. Includes information about emergency caesarean birth premature babies. Birthrites www.birthrites.org Comprehensive resources and information on Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC). Breastfeeding information www.health.qld.gov.au/breastfeeding Cochrane Consumer Network www.cochrane.org/consumers Comprehensive information and review of journal articles on all aspects of birth. Kidsafe Queensland (07) 38541829 www.kidsafe.com.au Site of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia. Beyond Blue – The National Depression Initiative 1300 224636 www.beyondblue.org.au Lactation Consultants www.lcanz.org Post and Antenatal Depression Association (PaNDA) 1300 726 306 www.panda.org.au Support and information for women and their families who are affected by postnatal and antenatal depression. Raising children website www.raisingchildren.net.au An excellent Australian parenting website with parenting information from newborns to school age children. Poison Information Centre 24-hour hotline: 131 126 Quitline 24-hour telephone and information service: 137 848 SIDS and Kids 24-hour support line 1300 308 307 www.sidsandkids.org Pelvic Floor First National Continence Helpline freecall 1800 33 00 66 www.pelvicfloorfirst.org.au Australian Sports Commission www.ausport.gov.au Information and guidelines for participating in sport while pregnant. References used Having Your Baby at the Women’s (2010) John Flynn Private Hospitals Childbirth and parenting program and slides (2011)
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