Resource List for New Families on the Mid North Coast NSW
Private Midwives:
Megan Norse – Birth Sisters
Service:
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Private Midwifery including homebirth
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Empowered birthing classes
Port Macquarie based – will travel
Contact: Phone: 02 65850609, 0488589983
Email: birthsisters1@gmail.com
Website: https://www.birth-sisters.com/
Social Media: @birthsisters_official
Lea Bailey – Optimal Midwifery
Service:
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Continuity of care throughout pregnancy and postpartum (not birth)
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Calmbirth Education
Taree based
Contact: 0438 978 500
Website: https://optimalmidwifery.wordpress.com/
Social Media:
Doulas, Birth and Postpartum Support Services
Shelley McClure (Me) Pollination Mamas
Service: In home postpartum support, herbal support, vaginal steaming, nourishing foods and massage. Soon to offer meal planning and health coaching for optimum conception, pregnancy and postpartum.
Manning based (will travel)
Contact: 0426837432
Website: www.pollinationmamas.com
Social Media: @pollinationmamas
Rachel Gill – Port Macquarie Doula
Service: Full Spectrum Doula
Contact: On social media below
Facebook: @Rachel Gill - Port Macquarie Doula
IG: @TheRachelGill
Megan Jones – Om Birth
Service: Birth Doula, Great Lakes based (will travel)
Contact: Via website below
Website: https://www.ombirth.com.au/
Social Media: @ombirth
Body Workers
Christina Gibbs – Hands Om Healing
Service: Pregnancy Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Myofacial Release, Kinesiology, Remedial Massage - Taree
Contact: 0404559392
Website: http://www.handsomhealing.com.au/
Social Media: @HandsOmHealing
Annika Jende and Graham Taylor – Spectrum Natural Family Health
Service: Chiropractic and Osteopathy, experienced with pregnancy and postpartum - Taree
Contact: (02) 6550 1223
Website: www.spectrumchiropractic.com.au
Social Media: @SpectrumNaturalFamilyHealth
Gai Wespi - Bowen Therapy
Contact: 0418658485
Shannon and Anthony Hilkemeijer - Body IQ
Service: Osteopathy, Pediatric Osteopathy, Craniosacral Therapy, Pilates - Port Macquarie
Contact: 1300 661 863 and body.iq@outlook.com
Website: http://www.bodyiq.net.au/
Social Media: @Body IQ - osteopathy, pilates and neurological integration
Chaitanya Morely-Southall – Womb Temple Yoga
Service: Holistic Pelvic Care (Coffs Harbour area but closest practitioner of this important modality)
Contact: 0413 811 359
Website: https://www.wombtempleyoga.com/
Social Media: @wombtempleyoga
Denise Ball – Womb Devotion
Service: Mizan Abdominal and Womb Massage - Great Lakes Area
Contact: via website below
Website: https://www.wombdevotion.com/home
Social Media: @wombdevotion
Lactation Consultants
Alissa Powell (IBCLC) – Latch Lactation
Service: Lactation Consultant, breastfeeding, tongue and lip tie support
Contact: 0412 596 216
Website: https://www.latchlactation.com.au/
Social Media: @latchlactation
Hypnobirthing Classes: http://zenmama.com.au/
Naturopathy
Kelly Horne – Spectrum Natural Family Health
Service: Naturopath
Contact:
Website: www.spectrumchiropractic.com.au
Social Media: @KellyHorneNaturopath
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Ngaio Richards - Breathe Acupuncture
Service: Acupuncture and TCM Herbal Medicine
Contact: 0414 692 901
ngaio@breatheacupuncture.com.au
Website: https://breatheacupuncture.com.au/
Social Media:
Placenta Encapsulation
Rebecca Potts – Oxytocin Collective
Service: Placenta encapsulation and placenta prints
Contact: oxytocincollective@gmail.com
Website: https://www.theoxytocincollective.com.au/
Social Media: @oxytocincollective
Yoga
Tahnia May-Lee– Womb to Move Yoga
Contact details: 0498 966 004
Yoga Shala Port Macquarie - pregnancy and postpartum classes
https://www.theyogashala.com.au/classes
Forster Yoga Studio
https://www.forsteryogastudio.com.au/class-schedule
Bereavement Support
Megan Baker – Inner World Village
Service: Bereavement Support, Healing, Counselling and Massage Sessions
Contact: connect@innerworldvillage.com.au
Website: http://www.innerworldvillage.com.au/
Social Media: @innerworldvillage
Australia Wide Supports
“Pregnancy and the first year of parenthood (the perinatal period) is an exciting time that brings new challenges and responsibilities for expecting parents.
However, both men and women can experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy (antenatal) and following the birth of their baby (postnatal). Mothers can also develop postnatal psychosis, an acute and rare mental illness.
Perinatal mental illnesses are treatable. With appropriate care and support, many people with perinatal mental illness go on to have more children.
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As many as 1 in 5 expecting or new mums and 1 in 10 expecting or new dads will experience perinatal anxiety or depression.
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Perinatal anxiety or depression affects around 100,000 families across Australia every year.
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Mothers and fathers can develop perinatal mental illness during pregnancy, during early parenthood or any time in the first 12 months of a child’s life. After this time, it is usually treated as a non-perinatal mental illness.
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Postnatal psychosis (also known as postpartum or puerperal psychosis) is a serious and rare form of acute mental illness that usually occurs within the first month after a child is born. It affects one to two new mothers in every 1000. “ www.sane.org
Mental Health Support:
If you're worried that you may be experiencing anxiety and or depression go to your GP as a first point of contact to get mental health plan & referral to psychologist or counsellor with experience in postpartum mental health
Online Information and Support Services:
PANDA www.panda.org.au
“PANDA - Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia supports women, men and families across Australia affected by anxiety and depression during pregnancy and in the first year of parenthood. PANDA operates Australia’s only National Helpline for individuals and their families to recover from perinatal anxiety and depression, a serious illness that affects up to one in five expecting or new mums and one in ten expecting or new dads.”
Cope www.cope.org.au
“High quality, practical information – to help YOU work through all the emotional challenges of becoming and being a parent’
Gidget www.gidgetfoundation.org.au
“Gidget Foundation Australia is a not for profit organisation supporting the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents to ensure that those in need receive timely, appropriate and supportive care.”
Breastfeeding:
Australian Breastfeeding Association www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Breastfeeding Support and Information Helpline: 1800 686 268
Pregnancy Loss Support:
Sands www.sands.org.au
1300 072 637
Pregnancy Loss Australia www.pregnancylossaustralia.org.au
Still Standing Magazine – great articles and resources on pregnancy after loss www.stillstandingmag.com
Heartfelt www.heartfelt.org.au
1800 583 768 (Aust) 0800 583 768 (NZ)
“Heartfelt is a volunteer organisation of professional photographers from all over Australia and New Zealand dedicated to giving the gift of photographic memories to families that have experienced stillbirths, premature births or have children with serious and terminal illnesses.
Heartfelt is dedicated to providing this gift to families in a caring, compassionate manner.
All services are provided free of charge.
Click on the links above to contact a Heartfelt Photographer”