The Plunket Society

A toll free telephone support service staffed by specially trained Plunket nurses is available to respond to caregivers' concerns on child health and parenting. Callers are referred to specialist services where applicable.

Plunket Line is a national telephone service that is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call Plunketline on 0800 933 922.
They are online at www.plunket.org.nz

Home Birth Aotearoa

Home Birth Aotearoa is the national organisation representing the many local home birth associations throughout Aotearoa / New Zealand. Home Birth Aotearoa supports and celebrates home birth. Their website at www.homebirth.org.nz provides birthing women and whanau with information about the home birth option as well as local association contacts, listings of home birth midwives, home birth stories and pictures, calendar of events and activities and links to many related home birth, pregnancy and parenting sites.

Canterbury Midwifery Resource Centre

Have you chosen your midwife yet? There is a wide range of midwives available. We believe it is important for you to chose a midwife who suits you. The Midwifery Resource Centre is the right place to start. Midwives practice in different settings. They work in the community or hospitals. Midwives offer different services. There is a midwife available at the centre weekdays 12-2pm. Please call or phone (03) 365-2789 376 Manchester Street, Christchurch. Answer phone service available when unattended.

National Women's Hospital Health Information Service

National Women's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest women's hospital in Australasia. National Women's provides comprehensive maternity care with antenatal and postnatal facilities provided at the hospital, and in community clinics. www.NWhealthinfo.co.nz

Healthpages.co.nz

New Zealand's largest online health directory, where you can find information on individuals, organisations and products, as well as information on health vacancies and conferences www.healthpages.co.nz

A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth

This Guide is an on overview of results of the best available research about effects of specific maternity practices. The book brings together the concerted work of a large international network of researchers, administrators, and consumers.

Publicly-Funded Maternity Services in New Zealand

NZ Ministry of Health Guide to Eligibility for Publicly Funded Health and Disability Services in NZ

Parents Centres New Zealand

Parents Centres provide antenatal education programmes and support for new parents. Contact their National Office to see if there is a centre in your area.
National Office
Parents Centres New Zealand
PO Box 30 145, Lower Hutt Telephone (04) 5601990 Facsimile 04 560 1992
E-mail info@parentscentre.org.nz
Website www.parentscentre.org.nz

Complementary Alternative Medicine

An evidence-based resource about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. This website aims to provide clear, precise and up-to-date eveidence based information to the public about Complementary Alternative Medicine.

La Leche League

La Leche League provides help and support for breastfeeding mothers.
The organisation also has a wide range of reading material on breastfeeding.
Contact can be made either before or after your baby is born.

National Office
La Leche League
PO Box 1270, Wellington
Telephone/Facsimile (04) 471 0690
E-mail lllnz@clear.net.nz
Website www.lalecheleague.org

Gastric Reflux Support Network NZ (GRSNNZ)

GRSNNZ provides parents/guardians with information; and encourages them to access relevant services that are available in their own communities. www.cryingoverspiltmilk.co.nz

Mothers Alone

If you feel alone, whether or not you are in a relationship,
contact YWCA National Office, to see if there is a branch in your area.
National Office
YWCA
178 Willis Street
Wellington
Telephone (04) 384 8117

Multiple Birth Association

Offers assistance, clothing and equipment exchange and mutual
support for parents of twins (or more).
Contact their National Office to see if there is a branch in your area.
National Office
Multiple Birth Association
PO Box 1258
Wellington

Birthrites

Provides a support network for women who have had a previous cesarean section and to increase awareness of these women's needs within health professions www.birthrites.org

Pregnancy Help Inc

Pregnancy Help can provide or obtain information on a range of services available to pregnant women;
on benefits, welfare requirement, continuing education and many other matters.
Contact their National President for information regarding your local contact.
National Contact:
National President
Pregnancy Help Inc
PO Box 5735
Dunedin.

Natural Fertility New Zealand

Natural Fertility New Zealand is uniquely placed to support women from puberty to menopause. NFNZ Educators can teach an individual or couple in a clinic to assess their individual fertility requirements to either avoid or achieve pregnancy. Natural Fertility Management is not complicated and modern methods are as reliable as the mini pill (98+ % effective) in the right context. Also, it is simple, inexpensive, lifelong, reversible and has no side effects or health risks. http://www.natfamplan.co.nz/

Trauma And Birth Stress

TABS is a Charitable Trust that serves as a support group of mothers. We have in common stressful and traumatic pregnancies or births that affected our lives negatively for months or years afterwards.

TABS was formed because of the need to make PTSD known as a form of mental illness that can happen following childbirth, but quite distinct from the Baby Blues, Post Natal Depression (Post Partum Depression) and Post Natal Psychosis.
Website www.tabs.org.nz

Women's Refuge

The National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges is a network set up across New Zealand. Women's Refuge is one of the key services for women and children, as it provides:

• 24 hour access to community based support services
• 24 hour access to emergency accomodation (and residential based support services)
• Education work

In addition, many Refuges also provide childcare services, child advocacy, specialist children's programmes, women's education programmes and outreach services for rural areas.

In some areas of the country, other services provide crisis and ongoing advocacy and support to abused women and children.
Check your local telephone book for contact details.

National Network of Stopping Violence Services Programmes

The programmes are aimed at teaching men non-violent alternatives to abuse. Many programmes also offer a range of additional services, include support services for abused women.
Contact: National Office 04 4996384, Fax 04 4996387

Child Abuse Prevention Society (CAPS)

CAPS is a national organisation that provides programes for parents who have been or are at risk of being violent to their children.
Contact: National Coordinator 025 2937437

National Call Centre, Child, Youth and Family

The call centre operates from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and is staffed by intake social workers. All after hours calls are relayed, via the call centre, to an after hours answering service which directs calls to the local office. The intake social worker will take direct referrals about causes for concern, or is available to discuss possible courses of action if you think child abuse is a possibility or you are uncertain what to do next.
0508 FAMILY or 0508 326 459. Fax 09 914 1211.

Relationship Services

A national provider of individual programes. 0800 RELATE