Pregnancy loss
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Pregnancy loss
Any pregnancy loss in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy is known as a miscarriage.
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Experiencing a pregnancy loss
Losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy can be devastating. Remember, pregnancy loss is more common than you probably think – and it’s not your fault. This article aims to help you deal with the many emotions you will be feeling.
Read more on Pregnancy, Birth & Baby website
Better support and information for stillbirth and pregnancy loss
Safer Baby Bundle is an education and awareness program for parents and health professionals and hopes to reduce the rates of stillbirth in Australia.
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Miscarriage | SANDS - MISCARRIAGE STILLBIRTH NEWBORN DEATH SUPPORT
Helping you understand the complex range of emotions you may experience during fertility treatment or after miscarriage or early pregnancy loss
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Miscarriage: a guide for men | Raising Children Network
This Dads Guide to Pregnancy covers miscarriage, the grief men might experience after miscarriage, and how to support partners after pregnancy loss.
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Loss and grief
Loss and grief is a normal aspect of pregnancy yet it is not often talked about. Holding a sense of loss and grief alongside joy can feel confusing.
Read more on Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA) website
Pregnancy and loss - NT.GOV.AU
Bereavement support organisations.
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Miscarriage Support - Pregnancy After Loss
Pregnancy after loss can be fraught with many conflicting emotions. We have put together a list of coping techniques that you may find helpful.
Read more on Pink Elephants Support Network website
Pregnancy and infant loss - Health professionals and community - Maternal, child and family health
A brochure for health professionals and community with resources and information on supporting parents in their grief and loss following a pregnancy or infant loss.
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Losing weight after birth safely
Tips for losing weight after birth, including how to enjoy a healthy lifestyle, setting realistic goals, breastfeeding and weight loss and when to seek help.
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Pregnancy and infant loss - Health professionals and community - Maternal Child & Family Health
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Depression during pregnancy and the postnatal period
Perinatal depression refers to depression that occurs during pregnancy or the postnatal period and affects 15–20 per cent of women in Australia.
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Gestational Diabetes | Ausmed
In the last trimester of pregnancy, approximately 7% of women have such high levels of glucose in their blood their body can't produce enough insulin to absorb it all. Known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), it can be dangerous for both mother and baby if not managed appropriately (NHS 2018).
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Perinatal period and infancy | Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network
'Perinatal' generally refers to the period around the time of pregnancy and the few months after childbirth. Although most women have a positive experience at this time, for some it can be particularly challenging and stressful with the associated risk of impaired physical and mental health. It is also a critical time for their partners and families and thus is a rare opportunity to mediate to ensure good outcomes for all involved, including the next generation.
Read more on Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network (ACATLGN) website
Infertility and The Mind-Body Approach
Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (WHO 2017). There are, of course, many physical and emotional factors that can cause infertility.
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Depression
Depression is a mood state that is characterised by significantly lowered mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in activities that are normally enjoyable. Such depressed mood is a common and normal experience in the population. However, a major depressive episode can be distinguished from this `normal’ depression by its severity, persistence, duration, and the presence of characteristic symptoms (e.g., sleep disturbances).
Read more on CRUfAD – Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression website
Infertility and The Mind-Body Approach
Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (WHO 2017). There are, of course, many physical and emotional factors that can cause infertility.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Assessing the Risks of Postpartum Haemorrhage
Somewhere in the world a woman dies every 4 minutes from postpartum haemorrhage (Durdas 2012). As well as being a terrifying experience for the mother it can also be one of the most serious and alarming emergencies that a Midwife has to manage.
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Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Insufficiency - Australasian Menopause Society
Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Insufficiency is menopause occurring spontaneously in women younger than 40 years of age and affects approximately 1% of women. This was previously referred to as premature ovarian failure
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Early Menopause due to Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy - Australasian Menopause Society
Chemotherapy is usually administered as part of cancer treatment but chemotherapy may also be given to women with severe connective tissue disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus or kidney disease such as Wegeners granulomatosis. Total body radiotherapy is used in the treatment of lymphoma and bone marrow transplantation and abdominal pelvic radiotherapy is used in the treatment of gynaecological cancer.
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