Recommended resources for pregnancy, labour,
birth, breastfeeding and post-partum
Childbirth and breastfeeding education classes
[Calmbirth]
[Hypnobirth]
https://birthinginstincts.com.au
https://www.baysidehypnobirthing.com.au
[The Middee Society]
https://www.themiddeesociety.com.au
[MAMABIRTH]
https://www.mamabirth.au/mamaeducation
[Childbirth Physiology online course with Rachel Reed]
https://www.rachelreed.website/childbirth-physiology-course
[Core and Floor – FREE online course]
[Guide to giving birth without pain medication]
https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/offers/GqRkAjeD/checkout
[Great birth masterclass]
Podcasts
The Great Birth Rebellion| https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/podcasts/the-great-birth-rebellion
Pregnancy, birth and beyond| https://www.pbbmedia.org/the-pbb-podcast.html
She births| https://shebirths.com/she-births-show-podcast/
Australian birth stories| https://australianbirthstories.com/podcasts/
The Midwives Cauldron| https://themidwivescauldron.buzzsprout.com
ABC babytalk| https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/babytalk-64449/episodes/recent
Evidence based birth|
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/evidence-based-birth/id1334808138
Books
Birthing with Confidence | Rhea Dempsey
Beyond the Birth Plan | Rhea Dempsey
Ina May’s guide to Childbirth | Ina May Gaskin
The Positive Birth Book | Milli Hill
Give birth like a Feminist | Milli Hill
Hypnobirthing | Marie Mongan
Birth Skills | Juju Sundin
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering | Sarah Buckley
The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy & Birth | Sophie Walker and Jodi Wilson
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Right of Passage | Rachel Reed
Monitoring your baby in labour| Dr Kirsten Small
Birth after caesarean: Your journey to a
better birth | Hazel Keedle
Why induction matters | Rachel Reed
Apps
Birth and Beyond
Babycenter
The wonder weeks
What were we thinking!
Feed safe
Labour and birth tools
Elle TENS - TENS machine hire
elletens.com.au/BAYSIDEMIDWIFERY
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Podcast episodes I highly recommend
Sarah Buckley | A deep dive into the amazing hormonal orchestration of birth
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-she-births-podcast/id1445098838?i=1000424844233
Mental health resources
Beyond Blue | Free mental health support
1300 224 636
PANDA | Perinatal anxiety and depression support
during pregnancy and the first year
1300 726 306
COPE | Mental health support for new, hopeful
and expectant parents
ForWhen | Perinatal mental health support
1300 242 322