Pregnancy and Health
Feeding
Postnatal Depression
- beyondblue: working to reduce the impact of depression and anxiety in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience.
- PANDA : National Perinatal Depression helpline & factsheets.
- How is Dad Going? : A website developed by PANDA for new dads.
- Postpartum men – video: an 11-minute film about a man, overcome by the pressures and responsibilities of life, who descends into a spiral of anger and depression to the brink of destruction.
Counselling
- Mensline Australia: a professional telephone and online support, information and referral service, helping men to deal with relationship problems in a practical and effective way.
- Relationships Australia: a leading provider of relationship support services for individuals, families and communities.
- AXIS Clinic: Brisbane based team of psychologists experienced in relationship and early parenting support.
Infant Safety
- SIDS and Kids: dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood and supporting bereaved families.
- Kidsafe: the leading non-government, not-for-profit charitable organisation, dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injuries and reducing the resulting deaths and disabilities associated with injuries in children under the age of 15 years.
Government
- Paternal Leave Pay: to be eligible for Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet certain criteria.
- Maternity Leave Pay: information on how to check whether you think you may be entitled to Government Paid Maternity Leave.
