Advocacy & Information
Contact Name: Melissa Maimann Service Description:
Medicare-funded private midwifery care.
Service area: Hospital birthing services are provided exclusively at Westmead Hospital. Homebirths are attended throughout Sydney, Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and
Illawarra areas. My rooms are located in Bexley and home visits also available.
Melissa Maimann is an eligible midwife providing Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Melissa is the first private midwife in Australia to offer a unique model of care which combines private midwifery care with Specialist Obstetric back-up, promoting natural birth (waterbirth included), VBAC, vaginal twin and vaginal breech births - all at Westmead Hospital.
Feel confident and supported in pregnancy, birth and the new
parenting experience. Melissa Maimann's approach is tailored to each
client, with a flair for evidence-based and practical care and support.
Women choosing this service can anticipate a safe pregnancy and birth
experience, exceptionally low rates of intervention and an emotionally
satisfying experience. Care is provided privately in your home or in my
comfortable rooms and we take our time addressing the things that
matter to you. Birthing services are provided exclusively at Westmead
Hospital. Medicare brings significant cost savings and we are confident that you will find this service to be most affordable.
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Contact Name: Danni Townsend Address: PO Box 66 Broadway NSW 2007
Phone Number: 02 9011 5708 Service Description: Homebirth Access Sydney is a non-profit organisation which supports mothers and families' rights to informed and empowered homebirth.
We:
promote and support homebirth as an accessible and attainable birthing option
produce a quarterly magazine, Birthings, which is full of articles, birth stories, information, support groups and listings (midwives, doulas & prenatal services)
host evening discussion meetings on topics related to homebirth
sell homebirth products
lobby government to provide publicly funded homebirth services
exhibit at expos eg. 'Pregnancy, Babies & Children's Expo'
Homebirth Access Sydney is a viable and visible organisation working
with integrity to support mothers and families' rights to informed and
empowered home birth.
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Contact Name: Josie Vendramini Service Description:
WELCOME
Our aim is for you to use these real life positive birth stories to encourage yourself to be confident in your natural ability to give birth gently.
The innate ability of each woman to give birth guided by her body’s wisdom, with trusted attendants, in soft private spaces, has been largely taken over by the international billion dollar high-tech low-touch obstetrics industry. This ‘active management’ of childbirth alters the mix of hormones that evolution has provided to help ease mother and baby through birth. Traumatic popular culture images, non-factual historical references and urban horror stories of childbirth reinforce birth-fear causing the very muscles designed for childbirth to constrict and tense. The result? Widespread ‘complications’ and unnecessary interventions leaving mothers and babies traumatised and affected.
What if we weren’t scared?
What if we knew pregnancy and giving birth was the most normal natural thing on earth and millions of women go through it without ‘complications’, fear or intervention?
What if we employed proven & safe techniques during pregnancy and childbirth that enhanced our power to give birth naturally?
What if we were reminded that our bodies are perfectly designed to give birth?
Would this help change attitudes and therefore childbirth?
I believe it would! Here, in the true experiences of women from across the globe you will find the evidence. Like women’s stories across the ages and continents, these stories will inform, entertain, inspire and keep truth alive.
By hearing true stories filled with wisdom, tips & techniques and positive experiences of birthing you will feel empowered and be reminded that its possible to give birth gently according to you and your baby’s power, strength and innate wisdom.
Jump into this glorious array of stories, absorb them, fill your dreams up with them, and submerge yourself in the wisdom shared by women across the globe.…They are our gift to you and your babies.
Thank you
We would like to extend our deep appreciation to the wonderful women who have shared their stories. Your time and words and experiences continue to inspire and empower others. A big warm thank you!
The site is not for profit and run by volunteers with no private or commercial affiliation only sisterhood & baby-love.
Visit our site now to read and share Positive Birth Stories
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Contact Name: Jane Palmer Address: Sydney Australia
Service Description:
Our website is an up to date and extensive source of information and
support for pregnancy, birth and parenting. Pregnancy, Birth &
Beyond supports independent midwifery services and quality childbirth
education.
Through this website you will be able to find lots of
information on midwifery care, pre-conception care, pregnancy, birth,
waterbirth, homebirth, vaginal birth after caesarean, postnatal care and
breastfeeding.
www.pregnancy.com.au
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Contact Name: Suzanne Shahar Address: Po Box 685, BYRON BAY NSW 2481
Phone Number: (02) 6685 5589 Service Description: InstinctiveParenting.com is devoted to promoting and supporting secure healthy attachment between parents and children.
 We provide a comprehensive range of baby slings and baby carriers to suit every mood and occasion. We have the hug-a-bub wrap-around baby carrier, Hugabub Traditional Ring Sling side sling, Ergo backpack and more. We even have a sling comparison chart to help you choose the right baby carrier for your needs.
Browse our growing abundance of information on choosing a baby carrier, babywearing, attachment parenting, kangaroo care and premature babies, co-sleeping and adoption.
We hope it provides inspiration and helps instill a deeper confidence
in your innate expertise to care for your baby. If you a looking for a baby carrier, then look no further. Enjoy!
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Contact Name: Lisa Bierach
Contact Name: Josie Gurber Service Description:
Committed to the Health and Wellbeing of Children, The Aurum Project is an Australian facility for homeopathic medicine
research which received approval as a charitable institution in 2005.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Aurum Project is to advance the understanding and
practice of homeopathy in Australia by promoting and conducting research
into the use of homeopathic medicines for childhood health and
behavioural problems.
Aims
The Aurum Project aims to promote and develop research in the
homeopathic profession and enable a pathway for homeopathic researchers.
By acting as a research partner for grant applications it aims to
encourage collaboration between homeopathic practitioners and medical
researchers. The Aurum Project plans to make the information gathered
from research available to the homeopathic profession and the public. As
well as validating homeopathy as a viable form of primary health care,
our aim is for the results of the research to enable parents to
confidently consider this method of health care for their child.
Our Vision
Our vision is to provide contemporary evidence to validate and
promote the use of high quality homeopathic treatment in Australia for
childhood health and behavioural problems.
The Aurum Project is the first homeopathy charity to be registered in
Australia, setting a special precedent in recognising the
appropriateness of wholistic research. In response to the rising
incidence of children’s behavioural disorders and the increasing number
of parents asking for help, the Aurum Project was developed to promote
education and research about homeopathic treatment for children.
The Aurum Project is dedicated to research into behavioural issues
stemming from emotional or physical causes. The health problems include:
ADHD, allergies, asthma, ear problems, eczema, fever, sleeping
problems, tantrums, teething, tics and twitches.
Find out more information about our Golden Tea Party fundraising events.
Contact your local Homeopath today
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Host a Golden Morning Tea Party to raise money for the Aurum Project, a
charity committed to the health and wellbeing of children through
homeopathy. Download the guidelines here.
Contact Name: Australian Breastfeeding Association (NSW Branch) Address: 4 McMullen Avenue Castle Hill NSW 2154
Phone Number: (02) 8853 4900 Service Description:
ABA has a wealth of information available to assist you with
breastfeeding. We are recognised as the leading authority on
breastfeeding information, counselling and support to the community and
health sector throughout Australia. And of course, as well as being
informative, our meetings are fun! All ABA groups are run by
volunteers. You are welcome to attend a meeting or two to see if we are
what you are looking for, before deciding whether to become a
subscriber. We hope you will find that our services are invaluable and
the investment you make in an ABA subscription will be well worth every
cent.
Other services offered by your local ABA group include
a library of breastfeeding and parenting books that can be borrowed
free of charge by local subscribers. Some groups will have
breastfeeding instructional videos available for you to view. You will
also receive a local group bulletin outlining the current meeting
programme and providing local group news.
Special events, including breastfeeding information seminars, are often held by groups around the country. Check out our Breastfeeding classes and other events page to see what is planned in your area.
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