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5 Benefits of Walking with Your Baby in the Morning
There’s no doubt that being a new mum is a physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding job. Rewarding, life-changing, and beautiful, yes…but really (really!) hard for most of us. It...
14 Apr 2023
Sharing Night Duty for New Parents Could Prevent Postpartum Depression
Compared with any other stage of their lives, women are more likely to develop mental health conditions in the months after their baby is born, with postpartum depression affecting 1 in 7 new...
18 Jan 2023
Postnatal anxiety: Signs and symptoms
It’s natural to have some anxiety and extra worries when you bring a baby into the world, but when it starts to interfere with your ability to function in daily life, you may be experiencing...
22 Nov 2022
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Having a baby, particularly for the first time, can be exhausting, anxiety-inducing, and incredibly isolating. So much time is spent at home recovering, getting to know your baby, and being up...
15 Jun 2022
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Postpartum depression – is your thyroid to blame?
During pregnancy, your immune system is naturally suppressed so that it doesn’t attack the developing foetus. After you give birth, your immune system becomes heightened once again. Although...
24 Aug 2021
Daddy Difficulties
I will never forget the day my daughter was born. I was with a patient when my phone rang. It was my wife. “Darling, I think I'm having contractions.” “Oh really? Things are...
05 Feb 2020
Sleep Deprivation: Signs you need to seek professional help
Sleep deprivation is probably the hardest part about parenting. Nothing prepares you for it, and the word ‘tired’ doesn’t do it justice. Does any of this sound like you? Your head is...
05 Sep 2019
Mental Health Assessments Available to Pregnant Women
The Federal Government have announced that pregnant women will have access to mental health assessments during pregnancy and after giving birth funded by Medicare. The Australian Medical...
29 Aug 2017
Unusual Symptoms of Depression
When talking about depression the most common theme is around feeling sad. But for many people depression manifests in different, less obvious ways. Recently, Redit posted a forum discussion...
27 Jul 2016
New online tools to prevent post natal depression
Up to 1 in 4 women in Australia will experience disabling symptoms of depression or anxiety in the first year after giving birth. And around 1 in 10 fathers will experience clinically...
22 Apr 2015
