RESOURCES

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.