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• Child and Youth Health

Welcome to the Child and Youth Health website, where you’ll find a wealth of news and practical health and information for parents, carers and young people.

Human Services and Medicare

• Human Services

Includes Medicare, Centrelink and Families SA. We deliver social and health-related payments and services

Paid Parental Leave

• Parental Leave Pay

Financial support for up to 18 weeks to help eligible parents take time off work to care for a newborn or recently adopted child.

Ashford Hospital

• Ashford Hospital

Ashford Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital and is a proud member of the Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA) in South Australia.

College Websites

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Their patient information leaflets are designed for you and others involved in your care. All the information comes from up-to-date and carefully checked guidance for doctors, but it’s been written in a way that makes it clearer for non-medical people.

• The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

College Statements and Guidelines are available on a range of issues relating to obstetrics and gynaecology.

Healthy Eating and Vitamins

• Essential Eating for Two

Dr Jess McMicking is an Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrar, working at a tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia. She has paired her nutrition background with her passion for obstetrics to bring to you Essential Eating for Two.

• Healthy Eating and Vitamin Supplements

• Vitamin K for newborn babies - Information for parents

• Iodine supplementation for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women

Weight Gain and Pregnancy

• Why weight matters

Blood Group Rhesus Negative Mothers

• Anti-D prophylaxis

Pregnant mothers produce IgG red cell antibodies, which can cross the placenta and destroy the baby’s red cells, causing haemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).

Down Syndrome Testing

• Harmony Prenatal Test

The Harmony Prenatal Test is a blood screening test for trisomies 21 (Down syndrome), 18, and 13 that delivers accurate results from as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy.

Cystic Fibrosis Testing

• Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening

Individuals wishing to order a Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening kit should first read the information brochure which can be downloaded here.

Drug Information

• Mother to Baby

MotherToBaby, a service of the non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to mothers, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

Vaccinations and Immunisations

• Immunisation Handbook

Vaccination of women who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding, and preterm infants

Air Travel and Pregnancy

• Air Travel and Pregnancy

Alcohol and Pregnancy

• Alcohol and Pregnancy

Smoking and Pregnancy

• Smoking and Pregnancy
• Quitline

Quitting methods to get you smoke free.

SIDS and Kids

• Safe Sleeping
• Safe Sleeping Facts
• Safe Wrapping
• Tummy Time
• Cot to bed safety

Chickenpox and Pregnancy

• Chickenpox

Herpes and Pregnancy

• Genital Herpes and Pregnancy

Early Pregnancy Problems

• Child and Youth Health for morning sickness

Nausea and vomiting (morning sickness) is a common problem, especially during the first 3 months of pregnancy.

• Bleeding and pain in early pregnancy
• Early Miscarriage
• Recovery from surgical management of miscarriage
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Recurrent miscarriage
• Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Multiple Pregnancy/Twins

• Australian Multiple Birth Association

The Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA) is a not-for-profit organisation consisting of multiple birth families to whom we provide support, resources and education from other families sharing the same unique journey. We do not receive government funding and as such, the organisation operates on membership affiliation fees. These are kept to a minimum to make membership accessible to all families.

Midwifery Students

Midwifery students are grateful to all women who allow them to attend visits and birth to facilitate the students learning.

• University of South Australia

The COCE program has provided fundamental learning experiences to development of Midwifery Students.

• Flinders University

The COCE program has provided fundamental learning experiences to development of Midwifery Students.

Mid-Trimester Issues

• Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Cervical Suture
• Placenta Praevia
• Pelvic Pain
• Fetal Movements

• Gestational Diabetes

  • Diabetes Australia
  • Gestational Diabetes
• Blood Clots in Pregnancy
• Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)
• Premature Labour
• Steroids for lung maturation
• Pre-eclampsia
• Growth Restriction (IUGR)
• Cholestasis

• Cord Blood Collection

  • Cell Care

  Cell Care is Australia's largest and most experienced cord blood and tissue bank and is the leader in research, education, customer service and innovation.

  • Stem Life

  Stemlife provides an Australia wide umbilical cord blood banking and tissue banking service and prides itself on its personal and friendly service to clients.

  • Cryosite

  Cryosite has been banking cord blood stem cells since 2002 and are fully licensed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and accredited by NATA, to provide both autologous and directed allogeneic cord blood stem cell banking services.

Group B streptococcus

• Obstetrics-Maternal group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy, Screening and Management

Labour and Delivery

• Breech Baby
• ECV “External Cephalic Version”
• Cord Prolapse
• Choosing Caesarean Section
• VBAC “Vaginal birth after Caesarean Section”
• Induction of Labour
• Forceps and Ventouse
• Shoulder Dystocia

Post Delivery

• Third and Fourth degree vaginal tears
• Post-partum Haemorrhage
• Blood transfusion
• Blood Clots after delivery

Paediatricians

• Adelaide Paediatrics

Adelaide Paediatrics is a friendly team of solely paediatric practitioners together under the same roof. They offer assessment, support and therapy for children with medical or developmental needs all in a single convenient location

• Dr Sanjay Sinhal

Dr Sanjay Sinhal is a Neonatologist and Paediatrician in Adelaide. He has been a consultant at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Flinders Medical Centre since 2009. He also consults at Flinders Private Hospital and Ashford Hospital.

Breastfeeding and Lactation

• Australian Breastfeeding Association

The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is Australia's leading source of breastfeeding information and support. Through a range of services, the Association supports and encourages women who wish to breastfeed their babies, and advocates to raise community awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and human milk to child and maternal health.

• Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand

LCANZ is the professional organisation for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant’s (IBCLCs) and others who have an interest in lactation and breastfeeding. Their core business is to provide members with information and educational opportunities.

• International Lactation Consultant Association

World health transformed through breastfeeding and skilled lactation care.

Contraception

• Shine SA

Shine SA is the leading sexual health agency in South Australia

Depression

• Beyond Blue

beyondblue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.

Pets

• Dog and Cat Board

‘We Are Family’ is a guide to nurturing the child-pet relationship from pregnancy to pre-school, to make the child-pet relationship a safe and fulfilling one.