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My perfect birth plan - One Woman's Story
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spiritual care
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Women's Health Matters
Ask a Nurse or Midwife
Ask a Nurse or Midwife - request submitted
Ask a Pharmacist
Ask a Pharmacist - request submitted
Fact Sheets: A to Z Fact Sheets
Breast Checks
Breast Clinic at the Women's
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding: Antenatal checklist
Breastfeeding: Getting started
Breastfeeding: Supplementary feeds
Breast and nipple thrush
Complementary and alternative medicines and breastfeeding
Domperidone for increasing breast milk supply
Expressing breast milk
Expressing breast milk for sick or preterm babies
How common medications can effect your breast milk
How to breastfeed
Low milk supply
Mastitis
Nipple shields
Nipple vasospasm
Tongue-tie: Information for families
Using a breast pump
Contraception
Choices Clinic - Your IUD appointment
Contraception - Your Choices
Condoms and Diaphragms
The Pill
Contraceptive Implants
Depo Provera - a contraceptive injection
Intra Uterine Device (IUD)
Female circumcision
Female circumcision: Deinfibulation Clinic
Female circumcision: Deinfibulation procedure information
Female circumcision: Emla cream
Female circumcision: Reversing your circumcision
Female circumcision (traditional cutting) and the law in Victoria
General Hospital Information
Smart Move Smart Lift
What if I don't have a Medicare card
When you want to see a female doctor
Gynaecology & Women's Health
Avoiding constipation after vaginal repair surgery
Bleeding after the menopause
Blood Clots: Reducing the risk of blood clots in your lungs or legs
Catheter care – information for going home
Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic
Colposcopy
Cone biopsy
Day Surgery at the Women’s
DES Fact Sheets
DES exposure
DES daughters, sons and mothers
Gynaecological changes in DES exposed daughters
Pre-baby years for women exposed to DES
Pregnancy - Information for women exposed to DES
The later years - information for women exposed to DES
Diabetes and surgery
Endometriosis Fact Sheets
Endometriosis - information for women
Treating Endometriosis
Treating Endometriosis with Laparoscopy
Follow-up after cervical cancer treatment
Helping you manage after a major operation
Helping you manage after a minor operation
Hot flushes: An alternative to hormonal replacement therapy
Hysterectomy: Abdominal hysterectomy
Hysterectomy: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
Hysteroscopy
Laparoscopy
LEEP - Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
Peripheral inserted central catheter (PICC)
Physiotherapy - Gynaecology & Women's Health
After your operation - helping you recover
Lymphoedema
10 Top Tips for Healthy Weight Management
Vulval laser surgery – advice for going home
Your stay in hospital - information for patients having surgery
Urogynaecology Fact Sheets
Anal sphincter tears in childbirth
Bladder Training
Burch colposuspension
Clean Intermittent Self Catheterisation CISC
Cystoscopy - Examination of the bladder
Interstitial cystitis
Mesh in vaginal prolapse surgery
Treating urinary incontinence: mid-urethral sling operation
Normal Bowel Function
Sacrocolpopexy and sacral hysteropexy
Pelvic floor exercises
Trial of Void
Urodynamics bladder test
Vaginal pessary for prolapse
Vaginal prolapse surgery
Vaginal surgery: instructions for going home
Miscarriage and pregnancy loss
Miscarriage
Miscarriage: Treatments for miscarriage
Miscarriage: After a miscarriage
Pain and bleeding in early pregnancy
Pain and bleeding in early pregnancy - understanding your results
Post mortem examination - an explanation for families
Neonatal Care
Apnoea and bradycardia in premature babies
Chronic lung disease in newborn babies
Immunisation for babies in intensive and special care
Improving care for sick and premature babies
Inguinal hernias in premature babies
Intraventricular haemorrhages IVH
IVs, drips and newborn babies
Lumbar puncture in babies
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) – is it safe for my baby?
Necrotising enterocolitis
Periventricular leukomalacia PVL
Resuscitation: A parent’s guide
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Sucrose for pain relief in newborn babies
Working together to care for your baby
Preparing for Pregnancy
Preparing for pregnancy - Thinking it through
Preparing for pregnancy - Your career
Preparing for pregnancy - The financial impact of having a baby
Preparing for pregnancy - How to make a baby
Preparing for pregnancy - Your health
Preparing for pregnancy - Medical issues
Preparing for pregnancy - Drugs facts
Preparing for pregnancy - The environment
Preparing for pregnancy - Pregnancy care options in Victoria
Pregnancy & Birth
Active Birth
Alcohol & Drugs During Pregnancy
Alcohol
Amphetamines
Benzodiazepines
Buprenorphine
Cannabis
Heroin and other opiates
Inhalants
Methadone
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Tobacco
Amniocentesis
Before your first pregnancy appointment at the Women's
Blood Clots: Reducing the risk of blood clots in your legs or lungs
Chorionic Villus Sampling CVS
Coping with common discomforts of pregnancy
Cord blood collection
Early labour
Epidural and Spinal fact sheets
Epidural information
Going home after having an Epidural/Spinal
Headache after an epidural or spinal anaesthetic
Spinal anaesthetic for caesarean section
Going home from hospital
Going home when your waters have broken
Herbal preparations in pregnancy
Induction of labour
Jaundice and your newborn baby
Nutrition fact sheets
Food safety during pregnancy
Healthy eating for pregnancy
Iron & pregnancy
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (morning sickness)
Vegetarian eating and pregnancy
Weight gain in pregnancy
Physiotherapy - Pregnancy & birth
Emptying your bladder after birth
Exercising your pelvic floor
Improving your recovery after birth - Physiotherapy advice
Perineum and pelvic floor care after a 3rd or 4th degree tear
Post natal exercises for new mothers
Pregnancy and flu
Obesity and pregnancy
Taking your placenta home for burial
Shared Maternity Care at the Women's
Stages of labour
Taking care of yourself in early pregnancy
Things to bring into Hospital
Ultrasound
Using water for pain relief during labour
Vitamin D and pregnancy
Why women's health
Multilingual: Multilingual Fact Sheets
Amharic Fact Sheets
Arabic Fact Sheets
Assyrian Fact Sheets
Bosnian Fact Sheets
Burmese Fact Sheets
Chinese Fact Sheets
Croatian Fact Sheets
Farsi Persian Fact Sheets
Filipino Fact Sheets
German Fact Sheets
Greek Fact Sheets
Hindi Fact Sheets
Indonesian Fact Sheets
Italian Fact Sheets
Japanese Fact Sheets
Khmer Fact Sheets
Korean Fact Sheets
Lao Fact Sheets
Macedonian Fact Sheets
Polish Fact Sheets
Portuguese Fact Sheets
Russian Fact sheets
Serbian Fact Sheets
Somali Fact Sheets
Spanish Fact Sheets
Thai Fact Sheets
Tigrinian Fact Sheets
Turkish Fact Sheets
Vietnamese Fact Sheets
Sexual Assault Information
what is CASA House?
impact and consequences
Sexual Assaults - Definitions
what will happen if I call CASA?
I'm worried about someone I know.... what can I do?
Sexual Assaults - Myths
Sexual Assault - Statistics
where can I go to get help?
What is sexual assault?
How Do You Know if You're Ready?
am I old enough to have sex?
Need Some Answers?
what should I do if I'm being sexually assaulted?
how can I get CASA House to speak at my school?
Unplanned pregnancy
About this guide
Your Feedback
What if I think I'm pregnant?
Unplanned pregnancy and abortion: What it means legally and socially
Abortion: the myths
Medical & clinical information about abortion at the Women's
Unplanned pregnancy: Stories from women
A woman-centred decision-making guide
Pregnancy options counselling
How to make a decision
Activities to help your decision-making: feelings & values
Activities to help your decision-making: pros & cons
Considering having your first child?
Unplanned pregnancy - finances and housing
Pregnancy and parenting resources
About adoption or alternative care
Will I feel OK after an abortion?
Unplanned pregnancy - Assessing your beliefs & ethics
Unplanned pregnancy and relationships
Unplanned pregnancy in violent and abusive relationships
Pregnancy as a result of sexual assault
Abortion - Information for men supporting their partner
After an abortion - Information for men supporting their partner
Continuing with an unplanned pregnancy - information for men
Unplanned pregnancy - information for men
Publications, Advocacy & Education
Diversity Strategy
Childbirth Education Program
Menopause and Beyond
Advocacy for Improvements to Women's Health
Pride and Joy online
PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
About Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Managing your PCOS
Managing your PCOS symptoms
Looking after you - body image and PCOS
PCOS Glossary
PCOS Resources
Health Records
Health Practitioner & Research Requests
Web Links Directory
Health Professionals
Careers at the Women's
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Allied Health
Staff Benefits
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Secondary School Work Experience
Clinical Services Directory
General Services and GP Information
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Maternity Services
Breastfeeding Education and Support
Childbirth Education
The Women's Community Clinics
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Pregnancy Care Clinics
Shared Maternity Care
Women's Alcohol and Drug Service (WADS)
Women with Individual Needs
Young Women's Health Program
Neonatal Services
Newborn Intensive and Special Care (NISC)
Newborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS)
Women’s Health and Gynaecology Services
The Women's Breast Service
CASA House
Choices Clinic
Chronic Pelvic Pain Service
DES follow-up
Dysplasia
Early Pregnancy Assessment Service
Gynaecology Assessment Clinic
Gynaecology Clinics
Hydatidiform Mole
Menopause Clinic
Menopause Symptoms After Cancer Clinic (MSAC)
Oncology Unit
Pregnancy Advisory Service (PAS)
Sexual Assault Crisis Line
Sexual Counselling Clinic
Sexual Health Service
Urogynaecology Pelvic Floor Unit
Vulval Disorders/Dermatology Clinic
Well Women's Clinic
Well Women's De-infibulation Clinic
Women's Mental Health Service
Diagnostic, Allied Health and Support Services
Aboriginal Women's Health Business Unit
Anaesthetic Services
BMDI Cord Blood Bank Nurse
Medicines Information Service
Family Accommodation Service
Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP)
Laboratory Services
Nutritrion and Dietetics
Operating Theatres
Pastoral Care and Spirituality Services
Pharmacy
Physiotherapy Service
Pauline Gandel Women’s Imaging Centre
Reproductive Loss Services
Women's Social Support Services
Ultrasound Services
Women's Health Information Centre
Clinical Resources
GPs, Midwives and Obstetricians
Alcohol & Drug Service Resources
BPR: Buprenorphine in Pregnancy Register
Buprenorphine In Pregnancy Register - Prescriber
Buprenorphine In Pregnancy Register - Maternity Hospital
Links and other services
Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting
Understanding FGM / Cutting
Steps in providing clinical care
Counselling concerning deinfibulation and resuturing
Caesarean section issues for women affected by FGM
Streamlined clinical care pathways for women affected by FGM
Role of FGM Liaison Officers
Community Based Supports
FGM Teaching Case Study
FGM Working with Interpreters
Comfort Momoh Lecture Series
Resources for Clinical Practice
FGM Publications
FGM Websites and Online Resources
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Assessment
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Disease: Management of Baby to Prevent Early-Onset Disease (EOGBSD)
Rupture of the Membranes: Preterm Premature (PPROM)
Autopsy Consent Forms
Responding to Requests for Female or Other Health Care Providers
Labour: Third Stage Management
Diabetes Mellitus: Management of Pre-existing Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
Female Genital Mutilation - Maternity
Herb-Drug Interactions: Possible
Magnesium sulphate: Neuroprotection of preterm infants
Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Guidelines
Female Urinary Incontinence: General Practice Management
Urodynamic Assessment
Violence Against Women: Management and Referral Options
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: Management of Severe OHSS in HDU
Home Birth Women who are Rh Negative
Bowel Obstruction: Malignant
Nausea and Vomiting: Pregnancy
Assisted Vaginal Birth
Antenatal Care Schedule-Routine Low Risk
Acute Tocolysis in Labour
Gastroschisis
Alcohol Withdrawal
Implanon
Labour: Cardiotocograph (CTG) Interpretation and Response
Antenatal Pre Admission Visit (PAC)
Labour: Cord Prolapse
Anticoagulant Therapy
Intrauterine Devices
Chlamydia: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Management
Developmental Care
Analgesia: Post caesarean birth for women with substance dependence or chronic pain
Diabetes Mellitus: Management of Gestational Diabetes
Multiple Pregnancy: Interval Birth/Delivery
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis: Gynaecological Surgery Patients
Endometriosis Management Guidelines
Red Cell Antibody Testing In Pregnancy
Diabetes in Pregnancy: Management in Labour
Methadone and Buprenorphine Dosing Algorithm
Warfarin Guidelines
Female Genital Mutilation - Women's Health
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Clinical Management
Fetal Blood Sampling
Breech: Management of Breech Presentation
Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage: Management
Genital Tract Infections - Blood Borne Viruses - Pre insertion of IUCD: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Assessment
Genital Tract Infections - Blood Borne Viruses - Pre insertion of IUCD (Algorithm): Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Assessment
Hyperglycaemia: Management of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care
Hyperkalaemia: Management of non-oliguric hyperkalaemia in the preterm infant
Methadone Stabilisation in Pregnancy
Labour: induction
Shoulder Dystocia
Thromboprophylaxis in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section
Perineal Trauma: Assessment and Repair
Perineal Repair: Safe practice procedure
Folate in Pregnancy
Hypoglycaemia: Infant Management
Pre-eclampsia: Management
Labour: Management of Acute Hypertension
Magnesium Sulphate
Jaundice (hyperbilirubinaemia) in the healthy term infant on the postnatal ward or in the community
Intrapartum and Postpartum Bladder Management
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Newborn: guidelines for use
Third and Fourth Degree Tears: Management
Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy
Ectopic Pregnancy: Management
Pregnancy with Substance Use Disorder: Investigation and Referral by TeamCare Providers
Miscarriage: Management
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Caesarean): Intrapartum Management
Nutritional Deficiencies in Pregnancy
Standard Antenatal Check
Pain and Bleeding: Early Pregnancy
Breastfeeding Clinical Practice Guidelines
Breastfeeding: the Healthy Term Newborn
Tongue Tie: Management
Medications and Herbal Preparations to Increase Breastmilk Production (Galactagogues)
Mastitis: Lactational
Mastitis: Lactational (Algorithm)
Nipple Eczema Dermatitis
Nipple or Breast Pain: Lactation (Algorithm)
Thrush in Lactation
Candida Guide in Nipple or Breast (Algorithm)
Gentian Violet for Nipple Thrush
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Caesarean): Antenatal Management
Vitamin B12 in Pregnancy
Vitamin D: Antenatal Screening
Referrals and Other Resources
Education and Training
Nursing & Midwifery
Graduate Midwife Program
Graduate Midwife & Graduate Nurse Program
Graduate Nurse Program
Return to Practice for Nurses and Midwives
Initial Registration for Overseas Nurses and Midwives
Refresher Program
Clinical Placements
Childbirth Education & Training
Sexual Assault Education programs
CASA House SAPPSS Report
Alcohol & Drugs Education and Training
Professional Support
Pharmacy Education and Training
Aboriginal Women's Health Associates
Library
Shared Maternity Care Affiliates
Schedule of Visits
Referrals
Guidelines
Accreditation & Affiliates List
Research: Our Research
Cancer Research
Gynaecology Research
Fertility & Infertility Research
Gynaecology Assessment Clinic Research
Health Services Research
Centre for Women's Mental Health: Key People Copy
Centre for Women's Mental Health: Published Research Copy
Mental Health Research
Centre for Women's Mental Health: Projects
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for women with gynaecologic and breast cancer: A pilot study
AMPLE: Adolescent Mothers Project - Let’s Explore your baby as a person