Pregnancy & Birth Support

Ampe Akweke Place (Mothers and Babies Place) is a program for young woman, 13 to 23 years of age, who are having a baby or have a baby 2 years and under. Ampe Akweke offers both outreach support and residential support, if the young women have nowhere suitable and safe to stay. Young women can stay in a safe house for up to three months.

Ampe Akweke works with young women to ensure they have theirs, their unborn child or their babies health needs met. Ampe Akweke residential support workers provide parenting, education and support as well as case management to all young women accessing the program.

Ampe Akweke house is a 5 bed facility that caters to the current needs of each individual who requires a safe space. Ampe Akweke’s main goal is to create independency, seek safe housing options and provide support for raising strong, healthy babies.

Please contact the Team Leader by calling or texting 0429 405 082 for further information.

Pandanus is a free,voluntary and confidential youth friendly Child Birth Education and Perinatal support service. It is for pregnant young women and young parents (12 – 25 years of age). Midwives provide one off Child Birth Education (CBE) information sessions,adapted CBE group courses. The Caseworker provides short term case management support,practical assistance,referrals to ongoing assistance and new parent information and connection group sessions. Pandanus promotes healthy relationships,pregnancy awareness,positive parenting and peer support and is guided by a Youth and Professionals Reference Groups.

We provide breastfeeding information and support to mums and their families from Fowlers Bay to Mount Gambier, Adelaide to Darwin.

Providing mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding mothers and their families. This page is to provide information on local activities to members and non-members alike.
For breastfeeding support:
Please call the National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 MUM 2 MUM (1800 686 268). Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
LiveChat hours:
Monday to Friday – 8pm to 10pm AEST/AEDT*
Monday – 12pm to 2pm AEST/AEDT*
Friday – 12pm to 2pm AEST/AEDT*
*AEDT applies October to April. Excludes national public holidays.

Vision: Breastfeeding is recognised as important by all Australians and is culturally normal.
Mission: As Australia’s leading authority on breastfeeding, we support, educate and advocate for a breastfeeding inclusive society.

Our network of local groups offers breastfeeding education, information and support from pregnancy through to your child’s first birthday and well beyond.

Our qualified volunteers also engage with local health professionals to ensure that they have the information and skills they need to provide best practice care of breastfeeding women and babies.

We are involved in a range of activities and advocacy programs to support our vision of a breastfeeding-inclusive society.

We look forward to supporting you to achieve your breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be.

PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND PARENTING SUPPORT

Birth and Beyond Alice Springs is a community based, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing quality support, education and resources for pregnancy, birth and parenting.

We offer:

• Equipment Hire (breast pumps, birthing pools, TENS machines)
• Antenatal Classes, Workshops for Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting
• Parenting support Meetups and Information Sessions
• Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting Library (books & DVDs, with over 500 titles)

Find us on Facebook: Birth and Beyond Alice Springs

The Childbirth Education Association Darwin is a community based organisation which provides information and support for women and their families and promotes self- reliance and confidence in pregnancy, birth and parenting. CEA provide support through education sessions, pre-natal and post-natal exercise classes; library and general resources. Childbirth Education Association is also a community advocate for birthing services.

Danila Dilba Health Service is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation providing culturally-appropriate, comprehensive primary health care and community services to Biluru (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people in the Yilli Rreung (greater Darwin) region of the Northern Territory.

As an Aboriginal Medical Service, services are provided for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and singles.

Danila Dilba offers a wide range of medical and support services including:

• Specialist health and clinical services including audiology, paediatrics, ear, nose and throat, podiatry, physiotherapy, colonoscopy, and treatment for diabetes and asthma. Specialist medical physicians are also available.
• Youth services including activities, counselling and support for children and young people. Counselling may deal with stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, postnatal depression, loss and grief, relationship difficulties, sexuality and domestic violence.
• School based health checks for students.
• Dental checks and flouride treatments for children.
• Don Dale Youth Support provides health care and support to children in detention, providing therapeutic group work and one-on-one support .
• Deadly Choices is an early intervention and prevention program that compliments Danila Dilba Health Service’s clinical programs. Deadly Choices aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families.
• Alcohol and Other Drugs provides support to clients and their families who are impacted by alcohol or drugs. The team provides a service to Indigenous people that is accessible, confidential and meets the clients’ cultural needs.
• Tackling Indigenous Smoking helps Indigenous people develop quit smoking skills through tailored and culturally safe services including one-on-one consultations around motivation, education, goal setting and clinical advice.
• Well Women’s Clinic with referrals as necessary, offering family planning and fertility advice, pregnancy testing and advice, pap smears, breast examination and rubella immunisations. The clinic also focuses on the early detection and treatment of chronic diseases.
• Women’s groups including screening and monitoring of health for infants and children under five years old, in addition to advice about health concerns for parents with children in this age group.
• Australian Nurse-Family Partnership Program provides parenting support through a sustained home visiting program that supports women pregnant with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait child and her family to improve their own health and the health of their baby.
• The Men’s Clinic specializes in men\\\’s health issues and focuses on the early detection and treatment of chronic diseases.
• The Mobile Unit offers health services for those most at risk of preventable diseases: frail, aged, those who have disabilities and are unable to attend the health service and for those who do not have transport.
• Social and emotional wellbeing counselling and support offered for those affected as a result of the Stolen Generations.
• Social and emotional wellbeing support for members of the Indigenous community who have mental health issues or emotional difficulties.
• General counselling available for families and individuals dealing with stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, postnatal depression, loss and grief, relationship difficulties, sexuality and domestic violence.
• Sexual health services including testing, counselling and medical treatment for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmissible infections.
• The Syphilis Enhanced Response Team provides an enhanced time-to-treat service in response to the syphilis outbreak.
• Care Co-Ordination provides care and intensive support for clients with complex needs.
• Legal Health Mob is a health-justice partnership with NT Legal Aid, providing a lawyer and support worker to attend Danila Dilba clinics and assist with a wide range of family, financial and health matters.

The service aims to deliver perinatal mental health services for expectant and new parents experiencing or at risk of perinatal mental illness including improve access to support services. Deliver prevention and early intervention support services for parents at risk of perinatal mental illness following birth trauma, miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death to prevent the development of mental illness. Deliver training and education initiatives aimed at improving perinatal mental health and wellbeing service delivery. Deliver awareness, information and stigma reduction initiatives for perinatal mental health and wellbeing and deliver and market services in a way that ensures inclusive, culturally appropriate and safe access for all people.

We run a range of programs and workshops according to current needs and issues. We distribute ‘baby bags’ full of essentials for new parents – this creates an opportunity to check in with young parents and see how they are coping. We also support people in the area of organising and managing finances; including workshops about online banking and shopping, videos about problem gambling. We also run nutrition and cooking workshops on the ground in communities using what is available in that community.

Wurli-Wurlinjang Health Service’s aim is to relieve poverty, sickness, destitution, distress, suffering, misfortune and helplessness of the Aboriginal people of the Katherine Region.