Links
New Zealand links
Baby Web NZ
Free information directory created by a Mum, Midwife and Childbirth Educator.
Breastmates
Online store and resource for mothers.
Crying Over Spilt Milk
For infant and child gastric reflux support in New Zealand.
Free Phone: 0800 380 517
Father and Child
Created by fathers, for fathers. Networking and Support for fathers.
A website for young people in Auckland, all over New Zealand, as well as their families and schools. Everybody needs to find some headspace when life gets stressful and we hope we can help.
Healthpoint
A tool that allows doctors, patients and caregivers to access local information about what to expect prior to, during and following a referral to secondary/tertiary medical healthcare services. The information about a service is approved, regularly reviewed and updated by clinicians from that individual service.
Kiwi Families
The essential guide to raising children in New Zealand, covering pregnancy, babies, and toddlers to teens. Expert parenting advice, help and information as well as support from other NZ parents.
La Leche League
Our mission is to help mothers to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, education, information, and encouragement and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health’s role is to improve, promote and protect the health of New Zealanders. Website contains information on the health system and information on health topics as well as other things.
Miscarriage Support
We are a team of volunteers of various ages who have all experienced the loss of our own babies and would like to provide emotional support and information for women and their families during and after miscarriage and subsequent pregnancies.
Mothers Matter
Postnatal Depression – Family/Whanau New Zealand Trust. Set up as a Charitable Trust in 2006 to improve awareness and understanding of postnatal depression (PND) and related mental illnesses in pregnancy and after childbirth. Members of the Trust include women who have experienced PND, family members, health professionals, and other interested people. Our hope is that women in the community and their families/whanau will feel less isolated and be more able to access help by using this information.
Out of the Blue
Features personal stories that have been written by individuals who have had experience of depression, and who want to share their experiences as a way to support others. We hope that this site will provide useful information that will show you where to go for help as well as how to recognize the signs of depression.
Post Natal Psychosis Support Group
Offers support and information to women suffering from Post Natal Psychosis either during pregnancy or after birth of their baby.
Phone: 09 449 1011
Ruth De Souza
Postnatal depression and more. Ruth is the Co-ordinator/Senior Research Fellow at AUT University’s Centre for Asian and Migrant Health Research (CAMHR) and Coordinator Grad Cert/Dip Addictions, Community Health Development. She has worked as an educator and mental health professional with broad experience in the fields of teaching, nursing and counselling.
Susan Goldstiver
Counsellor & Psychotherapist in Auckland. Susan has a wonderful website and recently presented at the PND Wellington Seminar Day. She has a specialist interest in PND which is a term used to describe ante and post natal depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress after childbirth, attachment difficulties and adjustments to parenthood.
TABS
The Trauma and Birth Stress Support Group (including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), offers support to women and their families who have been through traumatic pregnancy or birth experiences. Email: ptsdtabs@ihug.co.nz
The Brainwave Trust
By engaging with and educating each other about the importance of the first three years, we give all New Zealand children the opportunity to reach their potential. A baby’s brain is unique and precious. The way it develops will determine who he or she will become. Genes may establish a child’s potential, however it is day-to-day experiences that will help the child to fulfil that potential.
The Centre for Attachment
A New Zealand-based agency dedicated to providing support, education and training for families, organisations and communities on optimal child development and attachment.
ThroughBlue
ThroughBlue runs an ongoing weekly support group for discussion, support and weekly topics relating to depression.
International links
There are many many websites around the world that can be of help, here are just a few of the many available:
PANDA
Australian Post and Ante-natal Depression Association (Panda) has a comprehensive range of fact sheets and other documents available for downloading.
Beyond Blue
An Australian site with comprehensive information about depression, including a special section on post-natal depression.
MAMA
Meet a Mum Association (MAMA) – has a number of printable documents about many aspects of post-natal distress (eg. PND, post-natal psychosis, panic attacks, relaxation, notes for carers, self-help) available to anyone, and an online forum for registered users.
Moodgym
Offers a free online CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) modular programme for preventing depression. It is designed for you to work on independently, or in conjunction with your regular therapist – easy to use, practical, and well-researched.
PNI
This UK Post-Natal Illness support site, including a range of information and resources, personal stories, online forum and chat facility, run by women with experience of post-natal illness (their term).
PSI
Built on the foundation of providing support to families. You are not alone. You are not to blame. We are here to help. If you or someone you know might be experiencing symptoms of prenatal or postpartum mood or anxiety disorder, know that it is treatable and you’ve taken a very important first step.
Post-Natal Depression Support Association South Africa
Includes a self-analysis scale, and a range of information and advice.
The Marce Society
Offers mental health support for babies and and their mothers. The principal aim of the society is to promote, facilitate and communicate about research into all aspects of the mental health of women, their infants and partners around the time of childbirth. This involves a broad range of research activities ranging from basic science through to health services research.
WellMother
An online resource for women and their families designed to offer support and resources on a number of issues related to the emotional challenges specifically related to their reproductive cycle.
If you find a website that is especially useful please email us the URL