This page is a guide for pregnant women and their families to some of the key topics and information available at Peninsula University Hospital.
ACCESS – community health, rehabilitation and specialist services
Contact ACCESS
ACCESS is the first point of contact for information and referrals to a wide range of community health, rehabilitation and specialist services provided by Bayside Health Peninsula.
Anti D
You and Your Baby: Important information for Rh(D) negative women
Important information from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood for Rh (D) negative women – prevention of haemolytic disease of the newborn.
You and Your Baby: Important information for Rh(D) negative women
Healthy eating for pregnancy: in pictures
Information from Raising Children, the Australian parenting website.
Healthy eating for pregnancy: in pictures
Iron in Pregnancy
During pregnancy iron is needed in larger amounts because the mother’s blood volume increases, and the baby’s blood is also developing.
Baby safety at home
Keep Baby Safe
Advice from the ACCC to help you make the best decisions to keep your baby safe, including product guides and information on how you can buy and use baby products safely.
Breastfeeding support service
Breastfeeding Support Service
Bayside Health Peninsula’s Breastfeeding Support Service offers outpatient appointments and drop in services at Peninsula University Hospital and Hastings Community Health.
Tips for successful breastfeeding
Tips for before, at, and after birth – including the first 24 hours and what you need to know before you go home.
Caesarean section
Your Caesarean Section – Information for Women and Their Families
This sheet is to inform you about some additional options you may wish to consider. It also provides information about the support person you may wish to bring with you.
Information for Women after a Caesarean Birth
Answers to common questions such as what happens in hospital after the procedure, and after going home.
Information for women after a Caesarean birth
Caesarean Section Pain Management When You Go Home
As you recover at home from this major surgery, it is normal to experience some pain. This brochure outlines ways to help manage your pain and medication options.
Car safety for babies
Road Safety
Access to fact sheets, videos, and a free child car restraint checking program from Kidsafe VIC, to help you keep your kids safe on the roads.
Expressing breast milk during pregnancy
Expressing breast milk during pregnancy
Patient information.
Every week counts/timing of birth
Let’s Talk Timing of Birth
An informative video on how to have a safe and healthy pregnancy, including decisions you and your healthcare provider may make about having a planned birth.
Every Week Counts
Brochure explaining baby’s development between 35 weeks and 40 weeks gestation.
The first few hours after birth, including Hep B vaccine and Vitamin K
Infant hepatitis B – birth dose
Information from the Department of Health about the hepatitis B vaccine given to newborn babies. Includes information about the disease, why babies should have the vaccine, and information about possible side effects.
Vitamin K and newborn babies
Information on vitamin K injections, recommended for newborns to prevent haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN).
After baby is born: your newborn’s first 24 hours
Information on what happens immediately after the birth, including the standard checks and immunisations baby will have in the first 24 hours.
Food Safety
Food Safety in Pregnancy
Guidelines on avoiding listeria, and general food safety tips.
Glucose tests
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test measures your body’s response to sugar, helping diagnose diabetes and other conditions affecting blood glucose levels.
Glucose Tolerance Test
The Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) measures the body’s ability to process glucose by taking blood samples before and after consuming a glucose solution, commonly used to diagnose diabetes or gestational diabetes.
Group B Streptococcus
Group B Streptococcus
Information on testing for Group B streptococcus (GBS, or group B strep), a type of bacteria that lives in our bodies.
GBS Screening Test
A fact sheet to help you decide whether to have the test along with information on what to expect if the test is positive.
Hearing tests
Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program
The Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) screens the hearing of newborn babies in their first weeks of life. Early detection and intervention improves outcomes for babies with hearing loss.
Health care rights
Charter of Healthcare Rights
Information on your health care rights, as outlined by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Healthy exercise in pregnancy
Exercise in pregnancy for women
Key points on why being active in pregnancy is good for you and your baby, along with tips and what to aim for.
Exercise in pregnancy for women
Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy
Informative video on pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy.
Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy
Pelvic Girdle Pain during Pregnancy
Written information on pelvic girdle plain during pregnancy.
Pelvic Girdle Pain during Pregnancy
Pelvic and low back pain exercises in pregnancy
Illustrated brochure on pelvic and low back pain exercises.
Pelvic and low back pain exercises in pregnancy
Taking care of your pelvic floor during pregnancy
Comprehensive information on strengthening your pelvic floor muscles, progressing exercise, and additional care.
Taking care of your pelvic floor during pregnancy
Post natal pelvic floor care and exercises
Video information on pelvic floor care and demonstrated exercises.
Post natal pelvic floor care and exercises
Exercises for low back or pelvic pain
Video demonstration of exercises.
Healthy weight gain in pregnancy
Pregnancy: healthy weight & weight gain
Key points on healthy weight and weight gain, including practical tips.
Pregnancy: healthy weight & weight gain
The importance of healthy eating during pregnancy
Video information from a dietician.
Induction of labour
Managing your labour
Managing your labour
Information on how to manage pain in labour.
Support people: labour and birth
Key points on selecting support people to care for and encourage you during labour and birth.
New parents emotional health support
New parents
Information on adjusting to the changes and challenges in the first year.
How are you going?
A mental health checklist for during pregnancy, birth and parenting.
Newborn screening test
Newborn Screening: what to expect
Key points on screening tests, suitable for babies 0-72 hours.
Packing bag for hospital
Pregnancy emotional health
Pregnancy Emotions & Mood Swings
Challenges every new parent faces.
Pregnancy vaccines
Pregnancy vaccines
Recovering after birth – the first 6 weeks
Pregnancy: labour & birth
Comprehensive information, including information for new mothers on the first 6 weeks after giving birth.
Reducing 3rd and 4th degree perineal tears
Reducing Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears
Brochure explaining what third and fourth degree tears are, preventative measures and care options.
Reducing Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears
Reducing your risk of perineal tears
Animation explaining what an OASI is, the four components of the OASI Care Bundle and how women can reduce their risk of sustaining an OASI in childbirth.
Reducing your risk of perineal tears
Practising perineal massage during your pregnancy
A fact sheet explaining the benefits of practising perineal massage towards the end of your pregnancy in preparation for your labour and birth.
Safe sleeping
Safe Sleeping Practices for Newborns
Safe sleeping information from Red Nose Australia.
Safer baby – smoking, sleep on side, fetal movements
Safer Baby in Pregnancy
Safer Baby is a national initiative using the latest research to provide pregnant women with best practice care and improved information about how to have a safer pregnancy and reduce their risk of stillbirth.
Ultrasounds
18-22 week morphology ultrasound
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Your 20-22 Week Pregnancy Ultrasound
Information on the 20-22 Week Ultrasound, recommended as part of your routine pregnancy care.
Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal birth after caesarean
Detailed information from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Vitamin D supplementation for babies
Vitamin D: what you need to know
Key points on why children and adults need Vitamin D, and Vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Vitamin D: what you need to know
Vitamin D for you and your baby
Brochure on Vitamin D for you and your baby, including information on supplements.
Vitamin D for you and your baby
Vitamin D supplementation for your baby
Information for families and carers of a newborn baby.
Water birth/water immersion in labour
Are you thinking about a water birth?
Information for women including who a water birth is suitable for and what to expect.