Informed Decision Making in the Postnatal Period

Postnatal Links & Baby Care

After the Birth

The First Hour Following Birth: Don't Wake the Mother!
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/firsthour.asp

http://birth.com.au/Support-strategies-during-the-3rd-and-4th-stages-of-labour/About-support-after-the-birth.aspx#

Postnatal Articles
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/articles/post-natal

Postnatal Acupressure
http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/acupressure/Post.aspx

Relationships
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/articles/relationships/10-minute-relationship-rituals

http://reclaimsexafterbirth.com/how-long-sex-after-birth.html

Early Parenting

Quick Baby Names: Over 20,000 meanings of names and baby names statistics, all searchable by origins, style, impression, popularity.
www.quickbabynames.com

The Vaccination Debate
www.avn.org.au

Baby: Early Concerns in the First Two Weeks
http://www.birth.com.au/Variations-for-the-baby-in-the-first-two-weeks/Early-concerns-in-the-first-2-weeks.aspx

Baby Care Articles
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/articles/baby

BubHub Resources: Coping with a Brand New Baby
http://www.bubhub.com.au/loungebabyarrival.php

Parenting Information
http://www.birth.com.au/Early-parenting.aspx

http://www.childbirthconnection.com/article.asp?ck=10519

Baby Language: Pre Cry Sounds From Birth To 3 Months And What They Mean
Neh - hungry
Owh - Tired
Eh - Needs a burp
Eairh - Wind Pain
Heh - Uncomfortable
http://www.dunstanbaby.com/cms/index.php?page=au-home

Jaundice in the Newborn
http://www.birth.com.au/Variations-for-the-baby-in-the-first-two-weeks/Jaundice-and-your-newborn-baby.aspx

http://www.birth.com.au/Jaundice/About-jaundice.aspx

Car Capsules
http://www.racq.com.au/motoring_advice/safer_cars/child_restraints/

Breastfeeding

Australian Breastfeeding Association: Resources
http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/index.html

Formula risks
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/articles/pregnancy/baby-formula

Baby Milk Action
http://www.babymilkaction.org/index.html

International Lactation Consultant Association
http://www.ilca.org

Ask Dr. Sears
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T020100.asp

The Dangers of Soy Formulas
http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/soydangers.htm

101 Reasons to Breastfeed.
http://www.promom.org/101/index.html

Neonatal Testing

Neonatal Screen Test; The Heel Prick Test
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=304&id=1466

Nappies / Toileting

Elimination Communication
http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/

How to Fold Cloth Nappies
http://www.natureschild.com.au/flex/nappies/19/1#folds

Fitted Nappies
www.babybeehinds.com.au

www.ittibitti.com.au

Post Partum Healing

http://www.natural-birth.com.au/flex/articles/409/post-partum-healing.cfm

Postnatal Care for the Mother
http://www.homebirth.org.au/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=46&z=5&isasp=

Pelvic Floor Care
http://www.natural-birth.com.au/flex/pregnancy-health/

http://www.childbirthconnection.com/article.asp?ClickedLink=281&ck=10206&area=27

Babies and Sleep

Pinky McKay
www.pinky-mychild.com

Professor James McKenna
www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab

Natural Child
www.naturalchild.org/home

Kangaroo Care
www.kangaroomothercare.com

The Australian Association of Infant Health, Policy Statement on Controlled Crying
www.aaimhi.org/documents/position%20papers/controlled_crying.pdf

Cosleeping
http://www.naturalchild.com/guest/tami_breazeale.html

Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper
http://www.armsreach.com/pages/about-us-pv-c10-1.html

Baby BunkTM Infant Sleeper
http://www.babybunk.com/

BFHI UK brochure on bed sharing
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/pdfs/sharingbedleaflet.pdf

Settling Techniques
http://www.birth.com.au/Settling-your-baby/Support-strategies-for-unsettled-and-crying-periods.aspx

Learning About Baby's Natural Sleep Cycles and Settling Techniques to Encourage Them to Sleep Longer - (Not controlled crying)
(search "It's Time To Sleep" DVD)

Postnatal Depression

International site on postnatal depression also known as postpartum depression.
http://www.postpartum.net/

Depression, Pregnancy and Childbirth
http://www.womhealth.org.au/

Post Natal Depression
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=94

Birth Trauma Support Group www.mdjunction.com/post-traumatic-stress

Parenting

Toddler Articles
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/articles/toddler

Byron Child: Australian Parenting Magazine
http://www.kindredmedia.com.au

Australian Natural Parenting Magazine
www.naturalparenting.com.au

Baby Wearing
http://www.carryingaway.com.au/

Attachment Parenting International
www.attachmentparenting.org

Mothering Magazine
www.mothering.com

Natural Mom
http://www.Natural-Moms.com