AAssociation for Children with a Disability (Victoria)ACD is an information, support and advocacy organisation for children with a disability and their families, in Victoria, Australia. Australian Breastfeeding AssociationABA is a community based self-help group that offers information, counselling and support services on breastfeeding issues. Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights – My Healthcare RightsThe Charter describes what consumers, or someone they care for, can expect when receiving health care. Australian College of MidwivesACM is the peak professional organisation representing midwives and midwifery policy in Australia. Australian Institute of Family StudiesAIFS is the Australian Government’s key research body in the area of family wellbeing, providing information resources and services, and links to other sites for family research. Australian Research Alliance for Children and YouthARACY progresses and promotes evidence-based programs and strategies to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. CCenter on the Developing Child at Harvard UniversityThe Center draws on the intellectual resources available at Harvard University to generate, translate and apply knowledge in the service of improving life outcomes for children in the United States and throughout the world. Centre for Perinatal ExcellenceCentre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) is a not-for-profit organisation devoted to reducing the impacts of emotional and mental health problems in the pre and postnatal periods. Children with Disability AustraliaCDA is the national peak body which represents children and young people (aged 0-25) with disability and their families. Circle of SecurityGood enough parenting – engaging each parent’s wisdom by illustrating how attachment needs are expressed by infants, children and adolescents. DDepartment of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous AffairsFaHCSIA helps to support families and children through programs, services, benefits and payments. Further support is provided through grants and funding for organisations providing services for families. There is help for household budgets (through the Ho Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs IIntensive Family Support ServiceIFSS is working closely with family support agencies in the Northern Territory to design, develop and implement a new service that targets vulnerable families. JJoanna Briggs Institute, Adelaide UniversityJBI is the international not-for-profit, research and development arm of the School of Translational Science based within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The Institute and its collaborating entities promote a MMaternal Health Task ForceMHTF contributes to shaping collective efforts to improve maternal health worldwide, serving as a catalyst to address one of the most neglected areas in global health and development. MHTF is the flagship project of the Women & Health Initiative at th My TimeMyTime is a national organisation that provides support for mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone caring for a child with a disability or chronic medical condition, in a group-based setting. NNational Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and NeglectNAPCAN advocates on behalf of children and young people, and promotes positive change in attitudes, behaviour, policies, practices and the law to prevent abuse and neglect and ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Australian children. National Safety and Quality Health Care Standard – Communication for SafetyThe Communicating for Safety Standard aims to ensure timely, purpose-driven and effective communication and documentation that support continuous, coordinated and safe care for patients. National Safety and Quality Health Care Standard – Partnering with ConsumersThe Partnering with Consumers Standard recognises the importance of involving patients in their own care and providing clear communication to patients. This standard, together with the Clinical Governance Standard, underpins all the other standards. PPanda – Perinatal Anxiety and Depression AustraliaPANDA supporting individuals and families to recover from perinatal anxiety and depression. Parenting Research CentreHelp children and families thrive by driving improved ways of supporting parenting. Parenting WAParenting WA is the government department in Western Australia that works with families, communities, other government agencies and non-government organisations to give children the best possible start to life. Pregnancy Care Guidelines – AustraliaThe Guidelines were developed to help ensure that women in Australia are provided with consistent, high- quality, evidence-based maternity care. The Guidelines are intended for all health professionals who contribute to pregnancy care including midwives, QQueensland Centre for Mothers and BabiesQCMB is an independent research centre based at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, whose role is to work towards consumer-focused maternity care that is integrated, evidence-based, and provides optimal choices for women in Queensland. RRaising Children Network | Australian parents & carers‎Reliable, trusted info for parents-to-be and parents & carers of 0-16 y/olds. provides ad-free parenting videos, articles and apps backed by Australian experts. Respectful Maternity Care CharterRespectful Maternity Care Charter: Universal Rights of Mothers and Newborns which clarifies and clearly articulates the rights of women and newborns while receiving maternity care within a healthcare facility. SSearch Results Web results A-Z fact sheets | The Royal Women's HospitalA a wide variety of fact sheets on women’s health topics Some fact sheets are also available in different languages Stepfamilies AustraliaStepfamilies Australia is a non-profit organisation offering support, education, and resources to stepfamilies. TThe Parternship for Maternal, Newborn & Child HealthPMNCH joins the reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health communities into an alliance of more than 500 members to ensure that all women, infants and children not only remain healthy, but thrive. The White Ribbon AllianceThe White Ribbon Alliance is a grassroots movement that builds alliances, strengthens capacity, influences policies, harnesses resources and inspires action to save the lives of women and newborns around the world. UUnited Nations Population FundUNFPA works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. WWHO recommendation on respectful maternity care during labour and childbirthRespectful maternity care – which refers to care organized for and provided to all women in a manner that maintains their dignity, privacy and confidentiality, ensures freedom from harm and mistreatment, and enables informed choice and continuous support Why you may want to put the baby books downA good baby is a perception held by our society that babies should act in a certain way. Some baby care books take advantage of this by suggesting parents should encourage babies to … Continue reading Links