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New Zealand Association of Counselors Inc.
The GM Directory contains listings of NZ Counsellors and associated agencies - you can search by condition to find practitioners who offer help for specific conditions such as PTSD and PND.
Post Abortion Trauma And Healing Service.
Pregnancy Help: assists women who are, or have recently been pregnant and also assists their families supporting family and whanau well-being.
Home Birth Aotearoa: promoting and supporting homebirth in New Zealand/Aotearoa.
www.birth.net.nz: a Birth-related a website that includes many links to pregnancy, birth and parenting information.
Kids Friendly NZ: an online magazine for parents.
NZ Organisation For Rare Diseases: NZORD provides New Zealand's central starting point for information about rare diseases.
The Parent And Family Resource Centre is an umbrella organisation for over 80 support groups that support families where a child has a disability or a specific need.
Parent to Parent is a nationwide support and information network for parents of children with special needs. Parents who are trained volunteers support parents with a child with the same or similar needs to their own child.
Twinloss Support Group is a nationwide support group for families who have lost one or more or all of their twins, triplets from early pregnancy through to childhood and beyond including the loss of a sibling in adulthood. It holds meetings in some areas.
Post Natal Psychosis Support Group: A brand new website for this long-standing group that has shared the platform with TABS on numerous occasions, and has been a good friend to TABS. Welcome on-line!
Plunket on-line: The biggest New Zealand organisation devoted to the welfare of newborn children and their mothers.
Women's Health Action Trust: Aims to provide women “with high quality information and education services to enable them to maintain their health and make informed choices about their health care. We have a health promotion and disease prevention focus, with a special interest in screening.
We approach health within a holistic framework of the whole of women's lives, rather than from a narrowly medical perspective.”
Naturo Pharm: A New Zealand provider of homoeopathic remedies.
Ruth DeSouza, an Auckland educator, is committed to empowering people and organisations through consultancy, training, advocacy and facilitation. This site covers a number of relevant topics.
In 1991, APEC was founded in the UK. September 1995 saw the founding of NZ Apec, a sister organisation with equivalent aims.
In the short term, NZ Apec wants to ensure that every parent-to-be appreciates the risks of pre-eclampsia and the need for antenatal screening; that every doctor and midwife understands how to diagnose and manage the condition; and that every sufferer gets the support and information they so badly need.
NUMB: introduction from a new group . . .
“A national lobby group has been formed. The aim of this group is to advocate for changes in neonatal intensive care unit policy and practice regarding mother-baby separation.
This group is called NUMB, which stands for: 'Neonatal Unity for Mothers and Babies.'
Currently, in most neonatal intensive care units mothers become visitors to their babies. We would like mothers to be given the opportunity (as is their right) to room in with their baby or babies for as much of their infant's stay as they see fit.
We believe that this is an important issue for communities, and for any organisations or individuals who are dedicated to supporting mothers and babies, and breastfeeding.
If you'd like to know more, or you'd like to be involved with this group, please visit our website at www.numb.net.nz, email us at: numb@numb.net.nz, or post to: NUMB C/- P.O. Box 1494, HAMILTON, NZ.
We welcome your feedback.”
Breastfeeding help and support: La Leche League New Zealand provides information, support and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed their babies. Monthly group meetings, telephone counselling, information leaflets and lending libraries. Around 50 Groups throughout New Zealand.
Visit the website for local contacts, or call Auckland 09 8460752, Hamilton 086 806259, Christchurch 03 3388447.
National Office:
LLLNZ, PO Box 1270, Wellington
Ph/Fax: 04 4710690
Email: lllnz@clear.net.nz
coffeegroup.org is a Virtual Support Network provided for New Zealand mothers. It aims to provide "Not only a one-stop-shop for information about pregnancy, childbirth, and those early years, but also a forum where people can share their stories, discuss their issues, and hopefully form new friendships."
www.babywebnz.org …… is the brainchild of a Mother, Midwife and Childbirth Educator. “My mission is to maintain an up to date resource for all NZ parents allowing them easy access to web sites related to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.”
Treasures offers a forum, that includes a section on pregnancy and birth. Network with other New Zealand mothers!
CRYING OVER SPILT MILK www.cryingoverspiltmilk.co.nz is run by Gastric Reflux Support Network New Zealand for Parents of Infants and Children Charitable Trust and is the only registered Not-for-profit group with community funding to support families throughout New Zealand who have infants or children with Gastric Reflux Disease.
Proactive Parents are parents "affected by the very high needs of our children born prematurely (less than 1000g)." Their vision is for "a society where disabled families are encouraged to take a proactive role in shaping the future of their children." To find out more, visit their website, www.proactiveparents.co.nz.
Marce Society
The Marce Society is an international society for the understanding,
prevention and treatment of mental illness related to childbearing - it has an Australasian branch. Multi-disciplinary in membership, it provides a forum for exchange of information and ideas between professionals concerned with the welfare of women and their families around the time of childbirth. The site includes abstracts of presentations in which TABS took part at the 2001 and 2002.
Post Partum Support International.
The home page on the PSI website begins: “Have you recently given birth? Are you feeling exhausted, anxious, depressed, or just not yourself? If you are you are not alone. Many women are not prepared for the wide range of emotions they may experience after the birth of a child. They often feel sadness, anger, anxiety, or a sense of inadequacy.”
Blue Pages: information on depression and more.
CARES: Caesarean Awareness Recovery Education Support South Australia - aims to provide balanced, respectful and up-to-date information in regards to Caesarean Birth and Vaginal Birth After Caesarean.
Australian Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Support Group: education, compassion and support group.
Birth Net: Australia's "premier pregnancy website and resource for pregnancy and birth information online".
Birthrites: Healing After Caesarean Inc. A support network for women who have experienced a previous c/section(s), information of birth choices after Caesarean birth.
Natural Parenting Magazine: a new Australian publication featuring topics such as attachment parenting, breastfeeding, natural therapies, positive discipline, wholesome family living and natural active birth.
Premie Press: A quarterly magazine for the parents of prems. It provides research-based information from scientific literature that is of help to parents when it is translated into a language they can understand. To contact the publisher, email carol.newnham@austin.org.au.
parentsupportonline.com offers resource to help new parents with their new responsibilities.
Joyous Birth
Welcome to Joyous Birth and Accessing Artemis.
Have you birthed at home? Are you considering a homebirth?
We seek to encourage community among homebirthers, midwives, birth attendants and doulas, past, present and future across Melbourne and beyond. Come along to socialise, feel supported and strengthened, share knowledge and experience and enjoy the company of others who believe in gentle birth.
Accessing Artemis - share your story.
The other aspect to Joyous Birth is supporting women following birth. Come here to tell us your story. Was your birth all you hoped for? Did you experience a caesarean and feel ripped off? Are you sad if you didn't spend the first few hours with your baby? Have you experienced a traumatic birth? Did you feel violated and devastated by the experience? Also share with us at Joyous Birth as we build a supportive community to help women recovering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by birth trauma. Many of us are choosing home birth for our next pregnancy as a result of increased awareness following a traumatic experience and the trend in increasing interventions in the hospital/birth centre system. For further information please refer to the Joyous Birth web site.
PANDA is a Victorian, not-for-profit, self-help organization that was formed in 1985 to provide confidential information, support and referral to anyone affected by post and antenatal mood disorders, including partners and extended family members. PANDA also produces and distributes accurate information about post and antenatal mood disorders to health professionals and the wider community.
BirthLove: One woman provides “a venue to share my birthing experiences, and to inform and inspire other women around the world about the true beauty, safety and power of childbirth.” (Part pay, part complimentary)
Mother Care: this group offers childbirth education, postpartum doula support and much more. Their goals are to better support our clients, as well as providing quality education and support to birth professionals.
Birth STARS: The Birth Stress, Trauma and Recovery Support group provides a forum to discuss issues and concerns relating to childbirth. We further strive to assist, guide and offer coping methods to women suffering from birth trauma and stress caused by negative and difficult childbirth experiences or pregnancies. Lastly, we aim to support and educate mothers, families, health professionals and the community about Post-Natal Post Traumatic Stress.
Birth Trauma Canada Birth Trauma Canada is a newly formed organization of mothers traumatized by childbirth. Traumatic Stress Disorders are normal reactions to severe physical and/or psychological stress.
Birthing Center: A facility in Goa “for pregnancy, natural birth, waterbirth and holistic care.”
When a bad birth haunts you: Sheila Kitzinger has this excellent piece on her website: www.sheilakitzinger.com/
MIDIRS Forum on the MIDIRS site and contribute to our forum subject! www.midirs.org/.
The Association of Radical Midwives. UK: A group of midwives, student midwives, mothers, and others committed to improving NHS maternity care, a support group for those having difficulty in getting or giving good, sympathetic, personalised midwifery care.
UK Midwifery Discussion Group: our email discussion group offers a lively exchange of views, opinions, experiences, helpful information, etc. Open to all who are seriously interested in midwifery and maternity care issues. Non-midwives welcome. To join the group go to http://groups.yahoo.co m/group/ukmidwifery/.
birthtrauma.co.uk: The Birth Trauma Association (BTA) was established in 2004 to support women suffering from Post Natal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or birth trauma. We are not trained counsellors or therapists or medical professionals. We are mothers who wish to support other women who have suffered difficult births and we aim to offer advice and support to all women who are finding it hard to cope with their childbirth experience.
Connects: “Connects is a worldwide, interactive, personalised forum for the sharing of information by people interested in mental health problems and/or learning disabilities.”
tokophobia.org.uk: in this site, a mother invites others to contact her with a view to raising the profile of tokophobia.
At a-little-wish.co.uk, a mother shares stories about treatment imposed women them against their wishes, and calls on women who have had similar experiences to make contact.
The Pre-Eclampsia Society (PETS) offers support:
David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages: Judy Crompton referred us to this site. Note: this site will open in a new window - the window showing the TABS site will still be there, behind the new window.
Robyn's Nest: The Parenting Network.
National Mental Health Association - a useful overview.
ICAN White Paper: International Cesarean Awareness Network -
ICAN
Go to this site, into information, then to online articles, then search
under post traumatic stress disorder!
Foundation For Human Enrichment: www.traumahealing.com/.
The Universe of Women's Health.
VBAC.COM - a woman-centered, evidence-based, resource. This website provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). Also, an excellent article "The Emotional Scars of Ceasarean Birth" - Nicette Jukelevics.
Post Traumatic Stress After Childbirth: Jodi Kluchar - suffered from PTSD after the birth of her son in 1999.
Victorious Birth: support for women after a caesarean/traumatic birth.
Childbirth Connection: A long-term national program to promote evidence-based maternity care. To find out about studies undertaken, visit the following links: Listening to Mothers, and updates in Alerts and Responses.
To find about a project into the incidence of Cesareans in the United States, see www.dunamascomm.com/birthsurveys.html.
HER FOUNDATION: Hyperemesis Education And Research Foundation. A group dedicated to making this condition and its implications better known.
Childbirth International … … are proud to launch their new website! “After many months of work we have listened to all your feedback and redesigned our website - to be more fun, easier to navigate and packed full of information. Check out our new website today.”
www.birthtraumasupport.info is the home of the Birth Trauma Support group, in Seattle, USA.
United Brachial Plexus Network (non profit): “The mission of the United Brachial Plexus Network is to inform, unite and support families and those concerned with brachial plexus injuries and their prevention worldwide. Our shared vision is to:
Several brachial plexus entities already existed but were hindered by the lack of a united cohesive vision. We visualized ourselves as an umbrella organization, that collectively could have a greater impact than smaller local groups. In a very short time we experienced great success in the initial stages of our development in meeting the needs of our community via our interactive website.”
Tokophobia: Look up "Tokophobia" on Google or another Internet search engine - it is an unreasoning dread of childbirth - see also link above.
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