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African liaison and FARREP
- Description:
  Information about our program to support African women at the Mercy Hospital for Women. This includes support for women who come from communities that practice female circumcision.
- File Download: English File size: 139.7K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Somali File size: 38.4K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Arabic File size: 137.5K — File type: PDF

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Baby massage
- Description:
  Helpful tips on preparing yourself and your baby for a positive massage experience.
- File Download: English File size: 337.5K — File type: PDF
Bartholin’s cyst
- Description:
  Information on how these cysts are treated.
- File Download: English File size: 117.1K — File type: PDF
Breast and nipple thrush
- Description:
  Symptoms, signs and treatment of breast and nipple thrush for mothers and their babies
- File Download: English File size: 130.3K — File type: PDF
Buying clothes for your baby
- Description:
  Tips to help you make safe and economical choices when buying clothes and nappies for your newborn.
- File Download: English File size: 118.4K — File type: PDF

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Dietary suggestions for managing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
- Description:
  Some hints to help manage nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
- File Download: English File size: 127.5K — File type: PDF
Difficulties passing urine after having a baby
- Description:
  Advice about following healthy bladder habits after childbirth.
- File Download: English File size: 113.1K — File type: PDF
DRAM (Diastasis Rectus Abdominus Muscle)
- Description:
  This information is for pregnant or postnatal women who have a DRAM (Diastasis Rectus Abdominus Muscle). It explains what DRAM is, how it can affect you and what you can do to help it recover.
- File Download: English File size: 180.2K — File type: PDF

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Early infant positioning for development
- Description:
  How you can help your baby with their motor development, play skills and early communication.
- File Download: English File size: 192.9K — File type: PDF
Enhanced recovery after caesarean
- Description:
  Information for women who are participating in the Enhanced recovery after caesarean program.
- File Download: English File size: 114.4K — File type: PDF
Epidural anaesthesia during labour
- Description:
  What to expect if you are thinking about an epidural to control pain during childbirth.
- File Download: English File size: 113.1K — File type: PDF
Expressing breastmilk
- Description:
  Information about how to express breastmilk.
- File Download: English File size: 192.7K — File type: PDF
Expressing breastmilk in neonatal nurseries
- Description:
  Information for mothers of premature babies of babies about expressing breastmilk.
- File Download: English File size: 197.1K — File type: PDF

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GBS in pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period
- Description:
  Explanation for Group B streptococcal (GBS) in pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Includes information about the testing procedure at Mercy Health Services. Also available in Arabic, Chinese and Persian.
- File Download: English File size: 141.5K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Arabic File size: 442.8K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Chinese File size: 229.0K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Persian File size: 372.1K — File type: PDF
Getting enough protein in your diet
- Description:
  The importance of protein in your diet.
- File Download: English File size: 129.6K — File type: PDF
Going home after your baby is born
- Description:
  Getting ready to go home with your new baby from Werribee Mercy Hospital.
- File Download: English File size: 116.0K — File type: PDF
Good bladder habits
- Description:
  What you can do to keep your bladder healthy.
- File Download: English File size: 141.5K — File type: PDF

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Healthy bowel habits
- Description:
  What you can do to keep your bowel healthy.
- File Download: English File size: 141.9K — File type: PDF
Healthy eating for gestational diabetes
- Description:
  Explanation of gestational diabetes (GDM) and the importance of diet in managing this condition. Also includes culturally specific information for women from Arabic, Chinese, Persian and Vietnamese backgrounds (English and translated text).
- File Download: English File size: 191.5K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Arabic File size: 613.7K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Chinese File size: 1.0M — File type: PDF
- File Download: Persian File size: 455.8K — File type: PDF
- File Download: Vietnamese File size: 506.6K — File type: PDF
Healthy eating in pregnancy
- Description:
  How to eat well during your pregnancy.
- File Download: English File size: 145.4K — File type: PDF

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Induction of labour
- Description:
  Provides information to you and your family about induction of labour at either Mercy Hospital for Women or Werribee Mercy Hospital.
- File Download: English File size: 135.4K — File type: PDF
Interpreting services at Mercy Hospitals
- Description:
  Information about why it is important to use a qualified interpreter. Contact details for our Interpreting Services at Mercy Hospital for Women, Werribee Mercy Hospital, Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS) and National Relay Service.
- File Download: English File size: 121.0K — File type: PDF

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Jaundice in newborn babies
- Description:
  Explanation of jaundice in newborns and how it is treated.
- File Download: English File size: 119.3K — File type: PDF

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Making more breastmilk
- Description:
  Tips on how to make more breastmilk for your baby.
- File Download: English File size: 124.4K — File type: PDF
Making sense of pelvic pain
- Description:
  Provides an explanation of persistent pelvic pain and the benefits of treatment.
- File Download: English File size: 131.0K — File type: PDF
Mastitis
- Description:
  Signs and symptoms of mastitis and what to do.
- File Download: English File size: 117.8K — File type: PDF
Maternity Group Practice (MGP)
- Description:
  Explanation of Maternity Group Practice (MGP) at Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg. This is a midwife-based model of care for pregnant women.
- File Download: English File size: 124.9K — File type: PDF

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Nipple shields
- Description:
  A nipple shield may be useful for some mothers who are finding it hard to breastfeed their babies. It is a thin silicone cover placed over the nipple to help with breastfeeding.
- File Download: English File size: 130.4K — File type: PDF

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Pelvic floor muscle training
- Description:
  The importance of looking after your pelvic floor.
- File Download: English File size: 161.7K — File type: PDF
Pelvic organ prolapse
- Description:
  Explanation and advice about pelvic organ prolapse.
- File Download: English File size: 340.8K — File type: PDF
Physiotherapy after a third or fourth degree tear
- Description:
  Explanation of a third or fourth degree tear after childbirth and how you can help your recovery.
- File Download: English File size: 162.3K — File type: PDF
Physiotherapy after a vaginal delivery
- Description:
  Explains how to assist your recovery after a vaginal birth.
- File Download: English File size: 292.9K — File type: PDF
Physiotherapy following vaginal and abdominal surgery
- Description:
  Advice about your recovery after vaginal and abdominal surgery.
- File Download: English File size: 179.9K — File type: PDF
Postnatal information
- Description:
  Explains what to expect after the birth of your baby.
- File Download: English File size: 132.1K — File type: PDF
Pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome
- Description:
  Advice about pregnancy related carpal tunnel syndrome.
- File Download: English File size: 228.2K — File type: PDF
Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PRPGP)
- Description:
  Advice about pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PRPGP). It is pain in the pelvic joints that may develop during or after pregnancy.
- File Download: English File size: 211.1K — File type: PDF

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Recognising serious illness in your baby
- Description:
  This information is for families who have had a baby and leave hospital in less than 24 hours after the birth.
- File Download: English File size: 135.5K — File type: PDF

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Suppression of lactation: Reducing or stopping your milk production
- Description:
  Advice about reducing or stopping the production of breastmilk.
- File Download: English File size: 49.5K — File type: PDF

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Tummy time
- Description:
  Information about the importance of tummy time in the development of your baby's back, neck and arm muscles.
- File Download: English File size: 188.0K — File type: PDF

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When baby does not attach at the breast
- Description:
  Advice about feeding your baby in the first few days after giving birth.
- File Download: English File size: 144.6K — File type: PDF

Last reviewed August 25, 2020.

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