Through Austprem, families who have experienced the complex challenges of parenting a premature infant reach out to other families facing this journey, and offer friendship, information and support.
The Bonnie Babes Foundation provides 24 hour, 7 day per week counselling for families that have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or prematurity. The also provide support for infertility issues, children born with abnormalities and childhood illnesses.
There are so many caring organisations within Australia and l hope that within this page you will find the help and support you need.
The stillbirth Support Oganisation offers information to grieving parents, their relatives and friends to help them understand the circumstances that surround the death of a baby.
The Teddy Love Club offers support, advice and counselling to those who have experienced; miscarriage, stillbirth, Genetic inducement of Labour, Neo Natal Death and multiple Birth Loss. They offer online support as well as a tollfree number.
The Support After Fetal Diagnosis of Abnormality offer experienced professionals including genetic counsellors and social workers offering a support network.
SIDS and Kids is dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood and to supporting bereaved families.
SANDS is a self-help support group comprised of parents who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or shortly after birth. SANDS provides immediate and ongoing support to bereaved parents, families and friends. Sharing with others who have had similar experiences can assist parents to work through the often intense grief which follows the death of a baby.
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Miracle Babies celebrates and honours the birth of babies who enter our world challenged by prematurity or sickness. Their mission is to provide support to families throughout Australia during their journey through a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the transition to home and onwards.
The Featherweight Club is a voluntary organisation established to support the families and babies of the Special Care Nurseries at Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg, Melbourne and to raise awareness of their particular needs, both within the hospital environment and the broader community.
A wonderful resourceand support site to find everything from feeding your baby, helping your little ones to sleep better, where to buy furniture, books and so much more.
The Royal Women's Hospital is Australia's largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health of women of all ages and newborn babies. In cases where a baby is seriously ill a transfer can be arranged to the Royal Women's Hospital. The website is also an excellent resource for information about Pregnancy, Birth, Special needs babies and support.
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