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Sarah J Buckley MD, family physician/GP, writer and mother of four combines the best medical evidence on pregnancy, birth and parenting with her gentle mothering wisdom. On this site you will find information and stories that will inform, inspire, nourish and support you in your vital role as parents and parents-to-be. On this site, you will read Sarah's expert research on topics such as ultrasound, drugs in labour, cord clamping, and the ecstasy and inbuilt safety of natural birth, as published in Mothering (US), MIDIRS Midwifery Digest (UK), Midwifery Today (US) and Byron Child (Australia). You can also share some of Sarah's own experiences, including four natural births, and fifteen years of breastfeeding and gentle mothering. |
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ChildbirthConnection.org is your source for trustworthy up-to-date evidence-based information and resources on planning for pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period. Founded in 1918, Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of maternity care. They promote safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care for all women and families. |
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Run by Jan Robinson, this is the Australian Society of Independent Midwives. Contact Jan for details of other independent midwives around Brisbane, as well as around Australia. |
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 Maternity Coalition is an umbrella organisation bringing together groups and individuals across Australia who are involved in pregnancy and childbirth. We create networks for effective lobbying, information-sharing and support in pregnancy, birth and beyond. Maternity Coalition supports consumer and midwife participation at all levels of health-policy planning and service delivery. |
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The College is the peak professional body for Australian midwives, which strives to maximize the quality of midwifery and maternity care for Australian women and their families through:
• Providing a unified political voice for the midwifery profession.
• Supporting midwives to reach their full potential.
• Ensuring all childbearing women have access to continuity of care by a known midwife.
• Setting professional practice and education standards. |
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The AVN believes it is a parent's right to choose what's best for their child...some would say that this is one of the most basic rules of any civilised society. Yet governments all over the world have abridged or denied the right to free choice when it comes to vaccinations and immunisations. The Australian Vaccination Network is working to help parents take back that right to free and informed choice by allowing them to see the less publicised side of this important issue before making a decision. |
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Birthtalk is a unique support and education organisation based in Brisbane, Australia, and run by a registered midwife, childbirth educator and mums. Services include:
"The Path to a Better Birth" Antenatal Course: for an antenatal education you won’ t find anywhere else, with real-life examples, a hands-on approach to facing any challenges, and with a celebratory air towards the birthing experience.
Healing From Birth Support Group: for real validation & emotional support after a challenging birth, plus tools for making peace with the experience & moving on, with guidance from those who have made the journey .
Birthing After Caesarean Support: Information, support with decision-making, focus on empowering birth, whether vbac or repeat caesarean . |
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Access up-to-date and evidence-based information and resources about caesareans and birth after caesareans, links to support groups around the country, information on workshops and antenatal courses relevant to caesareans or vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC), and information on issues related to maternity services for women who are planning a caesarean, or planning to VBAC. |
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The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care. |
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The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is an organisation of people interested in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding. Amongst these are breastfeeding women and their partners and health professionals such as doctors, lactation consultants and midwives. ABA was founded in Melbourne, Victoria in 1964 (as the Nursing Mothers' Association), with the primary aim of giving mother-to-mother support to breastfeeding women. |
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Australian midwife & childbirth educator has produced 3 DVDs to compliment or substitute your pre-natal/ birth class. Include all of your support people as you watch up to 50 topics relating to pregnancy, birth and your new baby. Order securely on-line, or visit the Birthing Sense website to watch some new interviews.
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 Through this website you will be able to find lots of information about Jane Palmer’s midwifery services and information on pre-conception care, pregnancy, birth, waterbirth, homebirth, vaginal birth after caesarean, postnatal care and breastfeeding. |
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Joyous Birth - The Australian Home Birth Support Network, supporting women, babies and families. Come and visit our supportive forum community! |
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 Alexis Dennehy's site detailing her services; yoga, naturopathy and hypnobirthing in Brisbane |
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Birth International provides support and resources for midwives, childbirth educators and expectant parents. |
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CAPERS Bookstore specialises in books on women's health issues, pregnancy and birth, women's health, childbirth alternatives, fertility issues, midwifery, breastfeeding, parenting and grief, and teaching resources for midwifery and childbirth education. We have provided a world-wide mail-order service since 1988.
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The Bub Hub - www.bubhub.com.au - is Australia's largest pregnancy and parenting portal - with a fully searchable, comprehensive directory of local pregnancy and parenting information, shops and services, listing over 7,500 organisations throughout Australia; a large forum and events calendar, family travel services, monthly eNewsletter, parent jobs, competitions, personalised tickers and much more. |
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Dr Jack Newman's site; he is a paediatrician and breastfeeding advocate and a grest source of info can be found on his site |
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A US-based website for midwives, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators, doctors, parents, parents-to-be, and anyone who wants to learn more about pregnancy, labor, and birth. They also produce a quarterly journal. |
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The Homebirth Network of South Australia is a network of people in the community who consider homebirth a safe and natural way of birthing. They insist on the rights of women to choose how and where they birth their babies. They believe this is a fundamental right for all women, especially as birth becomes increasingly medically managed, undermining women's natural birthing power.
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Homebirth Australia is a group of consumers and midwives committed to ensuring the survival of homebirth as a birth option for Australian women, with the overall aim of public funded homebirth across the country. |
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They are a group of mothers, midwives and their families working towards real choice in childbirth. HMA run Brisbane, Ipswich, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast based homebirth support groups for pregnant women and families, particularly those considering or planning a birth at home. They publish a magazine, "Down To Birth", filled with wonderful birth stories, informative articles and beautiful pictures. |
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Uk Independant Midwifery site for women, midwives and anyone interested in creative birth and birth choices. |
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BIRTH has over a million words of expertly researched information on preconception, pregnancy and parenting by midwife Catherine Price and childbirth educator Sandra Robinson, authors of BIRTH the book. |
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BellyBelly.com.au is Australia's friendliest and most respected online parenting social network, where we explain everything in black and white, without the jargon, so you can make your own informed decisions on all things conception, pregnancy, birth and baby. |
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The mothersmilkbank is a charity set up by marea ryan in order to provide pasteurized donor mothers milk to infants where human milk is not available. Every baby needs to have the best food source available. Human milk for human babies. The vision is to have a national network of human milk banks across australia. |
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HEATHER BRUCE, acupuncturist, naturopath, herbalist, lifestyle counsellor and author of "What Dads Can Do", has practised acupuncture and been active in women's health for over 30 years in Brisbane, AUSTRALIA.
Heather has designed EasyBabies to assist those who want to:- become and stay pregnant,- have another baby, and/or- experience more joy and hope in baby making and rearing. |
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This site offers Hypnobirthing Downloads - a wonderful addition to all birth preparation, giving couples a good variety of guided visualisations to make their pregnancy and birth easier. Included titles are "Positive Birth Phrases", "Visualise Your Birth", "Turn Your Breech Baby" and "Induce Your Labour".
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Information and links for those seeking more natural options for pregnancy, birth and parenting. This site will inspire, inform and encourage you in your journey of pregnancy and birth. You will find articles on how to prepare your body for pregnancy, birth choices and options, birth celebrations, information on ultrasounds, placentas and lotus birth, post partum healing and pregnancy loss. |
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The aim of this site is not to persuade you to choose home birth. Instead, to provide information about home birth for parents who think that it might be the right choice for them, and for health professionals looking for facts and ideas. |
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 Birth Pool Hire & Sales - Luxurious, heated, wooden pools and La Bassine inflatable pools available.
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Birth pool hire in Brisbane. |
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Debra Brett's website full of information, charts and practical tips for pregnancy related health conditions. |
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Breastfeeding Information site |
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A leading author on vaginal breech birth, Maggie Banks has written the books Breech Birth Woman-Wise and Home Birth Bound - Mending the broken weave and articles in various publications.
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Child health information fact sheets covering topics such as breastfeeding, child growth and development, SIDS and dental care for children. |
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This site offers free online childbirth education classes as well as heaps of information about falling pregnant, pregnancy, birth and parenting. |
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Australia's section of this international pregnancy, birth and parenting info site. You will find information, support and advice tailored to your situation. |
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Quality natural and organic bath, hair, and body products suitable for all ages and skin types from the shores of Fiji.
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