Pregnancy vaccinations
Vaccination can protect you and your unborn baby from harmful disease. It’s important you are up to date with your vaccinations before you become pregnant.
Breastfeeding tips for new mothers
It covers the basics of breastfeeding, how and when to feed the baby, explains the normal breast changes and what is not normal when breastfeeding.The resource also provides the contact numbers on where to get help when needed. The resource have been translated in the following languages: Mongolian, Nepalese, Bengali, Indonesian and Thai.
Antenatal
These parenting booklets were developed by the Cultural Adaptation of Healthy Beginnings Team to reduce early risks for childhood obesity. These booklets provide useful information to support breastfeeding, tummy time, healthy infant feeding practices, sleep and mother's well-being. Eight booklets are available on this site, four each for Chinese and Arabic versions (antenatal stage, 0-2 months, 2-4 months, 4-6 months).
0-2 Months A Healthy Beginning for Your Baby from Birth
These parenting booklets were developed by the Cultural Adaptation of Healthy Beginnings Team to reduce early risks for childhood obesity. These booklets provide useful information to support breastfeeding, tummy time, healthy infant feeding practices, sleep and mother's well-being. Eight booklets are available on this site, four each for Chinese and Arabic versions (antenatal stage, 0-2 months, 2-4 months, 4-6 months).
2-4 Months Your baby from two to four months
These parenting booklets were developed by the Cultural Adaptation of Healthy Beginnings Team to reduce early risks for childhood obesity. These booklets provide useful information to support breastfeeding, tummy time, healthy infant feeding practices, sleep and mother's well-being. Eight booklets are available on this site, four each for Chinese and Arabic versions (antenatal stage, 0-2 months, 2-4 months, 4-6 months).
4–6 Months Your baby from four to six months
These parenting booklets were developed by the Cultural Adaptation of Healthy Beginnings Team to reduce early risks for childhood obesity. These booklets provide useful information to support breastfeeding, tummy time, healthy infant feeding practices, sleep and mother's well-being. Eight booklets are available on this site, four each for Chinese and Arabic versions (antenatal stage, 0-2 months, 2-4 months, 4-6 months).
One in Three Women Who Ever Had a Baby Wet Themselves
This fact sheet explains why women leak urine after childbirth. It describes where the pelvic floor muscles are and how to strengthen them through regular pelvic floor exercises.