Services and Associations
Homebirth Suport
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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.
Australian Breastfeeding Association
Giving mother-to-mother support to breastfeeding women.
The 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.
Find a Doula
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This is Australia’s largest online directory of doulas. A doula offers unbiased information, physical and emotional support during pregnancy, childbirth and in the postnatal period.
National Breastfeeding Helpline
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The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) runs the National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 268). The Breastfeeding Helpline is available 7 days a week. It is staffed by trained, volunteer counsellors who answer calls on a roster system in their own homes.
Self-hypnosis Tracks
Recommended Reading
A Modern Woman's Guide to a Natural Empowering Birth1
Birth Reborn: What Childbirth Should be1
Birth With Confidence: Savvy Choices for Normal Birth1
Birthwork - A Compassionate Guide to Being With Birth1
Breastfeeding... naturally1
Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth1
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting1
How to Heal a Bad Birth: Making sense, making peace and moving on1
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth1
It's Your Birth... Right?: A guide for professional women to calmly transition to motherhood1
Nurturing New Families: A Guide to Supporting Parents and Their Newborn Babies1
On Becoming a Mother: Welcoming Your New Baby and Your New Life with Wisdom from Around the World (English and German Edition)1
One Day Young1
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving ancient wisdom with modern knowledge1
Spiritual Midwifery: Ina May Gaskin (Large Print 16pt)1
The Headspace Guide To...a Mindful Pregnancy1
The New Pregnancy & Childbirth: Choices & Challenges1
Why Doulas Matter (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters)1
Why Hypnobirthing Matters (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters)1
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FREE eBooks
In traditional Chinese medicine terms, acupressure points prompt the body to work more efficiently. From a medical model, they can be viewed as promoting the release of endorphins; blocking the pain receptors to the brain; dilating the cervix; and increasing the efficiency of the contractions.
Download a full copy of ‘Debra Betts – Acupuncture and Acupressure for Pregnancy and Childbirth’ either the full copy or just the summary pages.
Download a very informative free eBook about Aromatherapy for Pregnancy; written by Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner Vicki Hobbs from Perth.
This eBook gives a basic overview of aromatherapy in pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period highlighting the important things to help mums and their birth partners understand how they can use essential oils confidently and safely.
Videos
- The Business of Being Born
- Micro birth
- Freedom for Birth
- Orgasmic Birth
- Birth as We Know It
- What Babies Want
- Born in Water
- The Big Stretch
- Breast is Best
- A Breech in the System