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Maternity

TitleAntenatal Edinburgh Scale
Publication no.AHS - 7000
Publication date01/07/2002
Review date
AuthorSWSAHS
SummaryEnglish version of the antenatal Edinburgh Scale introduction for office use only. For more information please refer to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale - A health professionals' guide provided below by the beyond blue National Postnatal Depression Program, attached to the English pdf.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Filipino, Hindi, Khmer, Lao, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleBirthing Unit
Publication no.AHS - 6910
Publication date01/01/1997
Review date
AuthorSWSAHS
SummarySign saying, 'Birthing Unit Strictly no visitors Labouring Women and Support Persons Only'
LanguagesArabic, English, Vietnamese
TitleBlocked Ducts and Mastitis (FS No 5)
Publication no.NGO - 6275
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 5 How to cope with blocked ducts and mastitis during breastfeeding.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleBottle Feeding … What you should know
Publication no.AHS - 7385
Publication date01/05/2004
Review date
AuthorSWSAHS
SummaryA guide to bottlefeeding babies. Includes information on avoiding problems, how to sterilse bottles and equipment, how to mix the formula, and how to feed the baby.
LanguagesEnglish, Vietnamese
TitleBreastfeeding & Antidepressant Medication Use
Publication no.AHS - 7560
Publication date01/03/2004
Review date
AuthorSESAHS
SummaryInformation about the use of antidpressant medication during breastfeeding.
LanguagesArabic, English
TitleBreastfeeding Welcome Here For more information, contact your local Breastfeeding Clinic
Publication no.AHS - 7225
Publication date01/07/2003
Review date
AuthorSWSAHS
SummarySign saying 'Breastfeeding welcome here' .
LanguagesArabic, English, Vietnamese
TitleBreastfeeding welcome here
Publication no.NGO - 6830
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryA sticker from the Australian Breastfeeding Association to say that breastfeeding is welcome here.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleBreastfeeding: Best for Babies and Mothers
Publication no.DOH - 7595
Publication date01/09/2005
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to breastfeeding, including its benefits for both babies and mothers, and how to overcome common problems.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleCaring for your new baby at home
Publication no.BHC - 7050
Publication date01/06/2004
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryTips for coping with a new baby at home. Includes information on common problems in newborn babies, and when to call the doctor
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleCultural meal guide for Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes
Publication no.AHS - 6715
Publication date01/08/2002
Review date
AuthorFairfield Health Service
SummaryGuide to healthy eating in pregnancy for Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes.
LanguagesEnglish, Vietnamese
TitleDepression during Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
Publication no.OTH - 6340
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorThe National Depression Initiative
SummaryInformation about depression in pregnancy and early parenthood, including signs and symptoms of depression, causes of depression, treatment options, coping strategies, and how to find help.
LanguagesArabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Punjabi, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleDiabetes in pregnancy - gestational diabetes
Publication no.BHC - 5590
Publication date01/07/2000
Review date23/11/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that can develop in pregnancy. This fact sheet explains the condition and how it can affect a woman's pregnancy and future health.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleEngorgement and Coping with an Oversupply (FS No 4)
Publication no.NGO - 6270
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 4 How to cope with engorged breasts and too much milk while breastfeeding.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleFirst Feeds - Putting Your Baby to the Breast (FS No 3)
Publication no.NGO - 6265
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 3 Detailed information on how to breastfeed a baby. Includes how to get the baby into the right position and help the baby attach to the nipple.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleGood ways to settle babies under six months: a parent's guide
Publication no.BHC - 7290
Publication date01/10/2004
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryParents' guide to settling babies. Includes information on coping with crying, and managing your baby's changing needs throughout the day for sleeping, feeding and play.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Tamil, Vietnamese
TitleHaving A Baby
Publication no.DOH - 8075
Publication date01/12/2006
Review date01/12/2009
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryThis book, published under the auspices of the NSW Department of Health, is for all NSW women who are pregnant or planning to have a baby and for their families.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Khmer, Korean, Vietnamese
TitleHelp for infertile couples
Publication no.BHC - 3270
Publication date22/07/1996
Review date21/11/2005
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryCauses and treatment of infertility.in men and women.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow Breastfeeding Works (FS No 2)
Publication no.NGO - 6260
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No. 2. Information on how breastfeeding works, including tips on breastfeeding and how to know if your baby is getting enough milk.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow can genetic counselling help?
Publication no.BHC - 3070
Publication date23/06/1997
Review date19/05/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to genetic counselling. What it is and who needs it.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow diet can prevent birth defects
Publication no.BHC - 3460
Publication date28/08/1995
Review date15/11/2001
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryWhy the the B vitamin folate is important for helping to prevent t some birth defects. How pregnant women and women planning to have children can make sure they get enough folate.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow to Express Breastmilk (FS No 15)
Publication no.NGO - 6300
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 15 How to express breastmilk while breastfeeding
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow to Store Breastmilk (FS No 16)
Publication no.NGO - 6305
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 16 How to store breast milk
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow to sterilise bottles and utensils
Publication no.HTS - 669
Publication date30/06/1995
Review date16/01/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryInsturctions for sterilising babies' bottles and teats.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleI can already hear, kick and breathe in daddy's cigarette smoke
Publication no.AHS - 7400
Publication date01/07/2004
Review date
AuthorSESAHS
SummaryReminder to parents of the effects of smoking on unborn babies.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese
TitleIf you are pregnant, or think you may be, please inform a staff member BEFORE you have an X-ray.
Publication no.AHS - 6160
Publication date01/01/2002
Review date30/03/2005
AuthorMulticultural Health Unit
SummaryAsks women who are pregnant or think they might be, to inform staff before having an x-ray
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish
TitleIncreasing Your Milk Supply (FS No 8)
Publication no.NGO - 6285
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 8 Tips for increasing milk supply during breastfeeding, and how to know if the baby is getting enough milk.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleIs the baby too hot or too cold?
Publication no.BHC - 5120
Publication date08/02/1999
Review date23/06/2003
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryHow to keep babies at a comfortable temperature during hot weather, and when they have a fever.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleLooking After Yourself & Your Baby
Publication no.AHS - 7575
Publication date01/03/2004
Review date
AuthorSESAHS
SummaryTips for looking after yourself and your new baby.
LanguagesArabic, English
TitleMaternity Care Options
Publication no.BHC - 6415
Publication date01/07/2003
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryA guide to maternity services for pregnant women in NSW and how to choose the best service.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Vietnamese
TitlePostnatal Depression - Depression After Having a Baby
Publication no.AHS - 7565
Publication date01/03/2004
Review date
AuthorSESAHS
SummaryInformation on the causes, symptoms and treatment of postnatal depression.
LanguagesArabic, English
TitlePostnatal Edinburgh Scale
Publication no.AHS - 7005
Publication date01/07/2002
Review date
AuthorSWSAHS
SummaryEnglish version of Postnatal Edinburgh Scale for office use only,
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Filipino, Hindi, Khmer, Lao, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitlePreparation of formula feeds
Publication no.HTS - 670
Publication date30/06/1995
Review date16/01/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryInstructions for preparing formula feeds for babies.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Serbian, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleProblems with a new baby? There's always someone to help
Publication no.BHC - 3355
Publication date22/01/1996
Review date16/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to support services to help parents with babies cope with common problems including difficulty getting the baby to sleep, and problems feeding the baby.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleSettling baby to sleep
Publication no.BHC - 5405
Publication date25/10/1999
Review date07/11/2001
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryWhy babies may have difficulty going to sleep, and strategies parents can use to settle their babies.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleSmoking and Pregnancy
Publication no.DOH - 7030
Publication date01/05/2004
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryA guide to the effects of tobacco smoke on unborn babies, including information on how to quit smoking.
LanguagesArabic, Bosnian, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleSore and Cracked Nipples (FS No 6)
Publication no.NGO - 6280
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 6 How to cope with sore and cracked nipples during breastfeeding
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleThe Complementary Feed (FS No 9)
Publication no.NGO - 6290
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 9 How to give complementary feeds during breastfeeding.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleWhat to bring to hospital when having a baby
Publication no.BHC - 7210
Publication date01/08/2004
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryA list of important items (with illustrations) which pregnant women should bring to hospital when having a baby.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleWhy you should know about thalassaemia
Publication no.BHC - 5015
Publication date07/09/1998
Review date21/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to understanding the inherited blood disorder thalassaemia - how it's inherited and what it's like to live with the disorder.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleWomen and HIV - Fact Sheet No 6 - Parenting
Publication no.NGO - 6090
Publication date01/03/1997
Review date20/05/2002
AuthorFPA & ACON NSW
SummaryA guide to parenting issues for women with HIV, including thinking about becoming a parent, support services for families affected by HIV, deciding whether to tell your children or other people about being HIV positive, planning for the future and respite care.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Khmer, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
TitleWorking and Breastfeeding (FS No 14)
Publication no.NGO - 6295
Publication date01/06/2003
Review date
AuthorAustralian Breastfeeding Asc.
SummaryFact Sheet No 14 How to continue breastfeeding while you're working or studying.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
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