Phone Apps
| Organisation | Description | Cost |
| Australian Breastfeeding Association | ‘Feed Safe’ app, calculates when alcohol digestion for drinking while breastfeeding. iTunes Google | Free |
| National Library of Medicine | ‘Lactmed’ app: Database of drugs and supplements and their compatibility with breastfeeding. iTunes Google | Free |
| Smiling Mind | ‘Mind the Bump’ app: Mindfulness practices for couples during pregnancy. iTunes Google | Free |
| The Wonder Weeks | App detailing the physical and developmental ‘leaps’ your child will make at different ages. Helps explain fussiness. iTunes Google | $4.49 |
| Who’s you Daddy | App for partners, written by men for men with pregnant partners. iTunes Google | $4.49 |
Books
*I only list books I’ve read, so this list will grow slowly.
Birth with Confidence ~ Rhea Dempsey
Born to Breastfeed ~ Rowena Gray
Breastfeeding Made Simple ~ Mohrbacher & Kendall-Tackett
Lamaze Official Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence ~ Lothian and DeVries
Newborn Mothers ~ Julia Jones
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn ~ Simkin, Whalley, Keppler, Durham & Bolding
Websites
Breastfeeding
Australian Breastfeeding Association
Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand
Successful breastfeeding begins right at birth
Doula directories
Evidence supporting Independent CBE and the use of Doulas
9 Ways independent birth classes can help you get better results
Evidence Based Birth – Using a Doula for Pain Relief
Facebook groups
A Student for every Woman – Matching student midwives with pregnant families
Pregnancy Support Group Australia
Southern Natural Parenting Network
The Australian Breastfeeding Project
The Beyond Sleep Training Project
Gestational Diabetes
Meal Ideals for Gestational Diabetes – Facebook Group
Michel Odent on Gestational Diabetes
LGBTQI Community
DocLIST is an online list of doctors and mental health professionals who have been recommended by lesbian and bisexual women in Australia.
Miscarriage, infant death and traumatic birth
Bears of Hope – Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Beyond Blue – Support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention
COPE – Centre of Perinatal Excellence
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia
SANDS – Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Newborn Death Support
The Birth Trauma Association UK
The Pink Elephant Project – A not for profit charity, supporting couples through miscarriage, pregnancy loss and beyond.
Multiple Pregnancy/Birth
Australian Multiple Birth Association
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
Beyond Blue – Support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention
COPE – Centre of Perinatal Excellence
Gidget Foundation – Perinatal Anxiety and Depression
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia
Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting
A good birth is more than a baby being born alive: World Health Organisation
Baby Friendly Health Initiative
Lamaze Australia – Coming Soon!
Rachel Reed – Midwife Thinking Blog
The Natural Parenting Magazine
P.U.R.P.L.E crying
What is the period of PURPLE crying?
Risks
The things most likely to kill you in one infographic
The Fourth Trimester and co sleeping
9 Strategies for an empowered 4th trimester – MUST READ
Juggling advice from health professionals with your own parenting instincts
Let’s stick together: How to survive life with your velcro baby
Mother-baby behavioural sleep laboratory
The “fourth trimester” is real and here’s what it means for mums and babies
Why infants stop crying when you stand up, according to science
Why newborns hate being put down
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
Birthwell Birthright – VBAC your way course
Caesarean Awareness Network Australia (CANA) Up-to-date and evidence-based information and all aspects of caesarean birth
Childbirth Connection – use search function and type ‘vbac’
ICAN – International Caesarean Awareness Network
Maternity Choices Australia Fact Sheet
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) – 2015 (most recent) guidelines for VBAC
