If you’re heading to a hospital or birthing center for your delivery, it’s helpful to have a checklist to ensure you bring everything you might need. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help you prepare: Paperwork Medicare card Hospital paperwork Antenatal…

Highlights After giving birth, many women can go home within six hours if all is well, with midwifery support continuing postpartum. Birthing centres offer a relaxed, home-like atmosphere with minimal medical intervention. They are typically run by midwives and focus…

Highlights After birth, expect support from midwives, including home visits for assistance with breastfeeding and newborn care. Choose where you want to give birth, your care provider, and whether public or private healthcare works best for you. Hospitals offer a…

Highlights Where you give birth to your baby is your choice. You may give birth at home with a midwife, in a public or private hospital, or at a birthing centre. Ensure you are well informed about the risks and…

Highlights Birth plans can help you prepare for labour, and take an active role when you give birth. Ask your midwife how to start preparing your birth plan. It is normal for you to change your birth plan over the…

Highlights An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. It is a type of early pregnancy loss and can be life-threatening if left untreated due to the risk of…

Highlights A blighted ovum (also known as an anembryonic pregnancy) is an early miscarriage where the sac and placenta form, but the embryo does not. This type of pregnancy loss can happen early, and although emotionally difficult, it does not…

Highlights Losing a baby can be devastating, and grief can have physical effects.On top of this, your body will experience changes after giving birth, such as lactation.These changes can make your grief harder to process, but there’s support available to…

Highlights A neonatal (newborn) death is when a baby dies within 4 weeks of their birth. Dealing with a neonatal death can be extremely difficult. Help is available from your doctor, midwife, child health nurse and social worker. There are…

Highlights Stillbirth refers to the birth of a baby who has died after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The cause of stillbirth is often unknown, but several factors can increase the risk. There are steps that can be taken to reduce…