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Post Natal Share Care
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      • Project goal
      To improve the quality of care and health outcomes for mothers, babies and families in the post-natal period.

      Introduction
      "Pregnancy and the birth of an infant can be a time of great joy as well as enormous stress. For most women, the antenatal and postnatal periods involve the most significant physiological, psychological and social upheaval they have negotiated thus far in their lives.

      ...Often little attention is paid to the considerable changes necessary in the transition to parenting and both genders are faced with experiences involving major adjustments... The results of difficulties experienced with childbearing and childrearing can be widespread, affecting not just the individual and their partner, but also the infant, other siblings, extended family and friends and ultimately the community.

      The most common childbirth mental health problems involve grief, anxiety, depression and adjustment disorders. They constitute significant public health problems which are:
      • Misunderstood in our community

      • Frequently undetected, unexplained and untreated

      • Underestimated or mismanaged by health professionals

      • Implicated in problems with maternal-infant attachment

      • Related to lack of enjoyment or competence with parenting

      • Associated with an increased risk of family break-up.

      Women have more frequent contact with health professionals in antenatal and postnatal visits than at other times in their lives, and these contacts could be used to maximum effectiveness in the development of reliable and relatively inexpensive assessment, treatment and preventive approaches."
      (Extract from the Report on Childbirth, Stress and Depression, 1995)

      This project aims to identify mothers experiencing difficulties during the post-natal period and to implement initiatives to provide support and help. It will develop a collaborative framework for the management of these mothers and their families. It is also establishing standardised guidelines that specifically aim to improve the management of postnatal depression, together with identifying networks and referral systems that enable the parent/guardian to access intensive day support facilities when needed.
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      Articles



      Spreading the breastfeeding message
      19/12/06   Lismore’s head librarian Lucy Kinsley takes delivery of a DVD “Follow me mum – the key to successful breastfeeding” for more...
      Help parents handle children’s behaviour problems
      29/10/06  Michael Hawton How many parents do you see who are confused about how to deal with their children? In recent years many parents feel un more...
      NRFCC (Northern Rivers Family Care Centre) Project Brief
      29/10/06   September was the centre’s busiest month to date with 62 families being seen. The mums’ morning group continues to be su more...
      Breastfeeding support clinic helps local mums
      29/08/06   Caroline Ryan with some of the mums and bubs checking out the Parents’ Room in the Lismore Library: Back row: Sunny Gash more...
      Parent Support Group
      29/08/06   For parents who have a child troubled by an eating disorder This is a new confidential support group designed for the p more...
      Family Care Centre proves itself
      19/02/05   The Northern Rivers Family Care Centre (FCC) in Lismore, run by the division, has come up trumps in an evaluation of its more...
      Family Care Centre proves itself
      20/12/04   Olivia Mosse (9 mths) of Alstonville and Asha Bright (8 mths) of Modanville (rear) pictured at a recent mothers’ morning more...
      Family Care Centre a winner
      20/10/04   Minister for Health Tony Abbott congratulates the chair of the NRDGP, Tony Lembke, as he presents the award for the divi more...
      Family Care Centre a winner
      25/09/04   Minister for Health Tony Abbott congratulates the chair of the NRDGP, Tony Lembke, as he presents the award for the div more...
      Family Care Centre shortlisted for ADGP award
      20/08/04   The division is a finalist in the Australian Divisions of General Practice achievement awards 2004 for the Northern Rive more...
      Family Care Centre gets $100,000
      14/05/04   Elijah Adamek, 7 weeks, relaxes outdoors with parents Jason Adamek and Ryn Ayres, and Lismore Family Care Centre nurse, more...
      Breast is best
      01/08/03   During this year’s World Breastfeeding Week the Northern Rivers Division of General Practice hopes to increase awareness more...
      Family Care Centre celebrates one year
      06/05/03   Imogen Barnes (2 .5 years), Dr Paul Earner, GP project advisor, Katie Watts with 7 month old Kiara, and Dr Bill Buddee, more...
      NR Family Care Centre proves its worth
      19/02/03  Clare Forshaw When the opportunity for a secondment to the Northern Rivers Family Care Centre (post natal day stay unit) was raised bo more...
      Post natal outreach clinics start in Iluka and Evans Head
      26/11/02   The Lismore-based Northern Rivers Family Care Centre has started outreach clinics in Iluka and Evans Head for women expe more...
      Abby, fundraising bear
      16/10/02   Jonas Clark (15 months) gets to grips with Abby bear, the new fundraising bear of the Australian Breastfeeding Associati more...
      Post natal day stay unit officially opens
      20/08/02   New mum and former client Belinda Marr with her nine-week old son Jack, St Vincent’s chair Bill Buddee, broadcaster and more...
      Koori mums and bubs to benefit from new program
      20/08/02   Sadatia Ferguson and Jennifer Swancutt The Aboriginal maternal and infant health outreach program (part of the NSW Ab more...
      Using the NR Family Care Centre
      20/08/02  Beth Heldt Julie and Ken Couch, former clients of the NR Family Care Centre, with their baby son Riley, are pictured being intervie more...
      Getting kids to sleep through the night
      20/08/02   Michael Hawton is a child and family psychologist. more...
      Northern Rivers Family Care Centre officially opened
      27/06/02   Fiona Wyllie from ABC Radio North Coast is pictured interviewing Julie and Ken Couch with their son Riley at the opening more...
      Special care nursery to get new equipment thanks to local docs
      29/05/02   New mum Julie Matthews from Wollongbar with her daughter Jessica who spent two days in the special care nursery. Tony Le more...
      Trivia night raises more than $9,000 for special care nursery
      06/05/02   Collecting their table’s winnings for the post natal day stay unit are Elizabeth Tierney from Table Big Mouths, which wo more...
      Trivia night in aid of special care nursery
      27/04/02   Doctors, practice staff, their partners and friends are invited to the inaugural NRDGP Trivia Charity Night on Saturday more...
      Region gets post natal day stay unit at last
      19/04/02   Working bee volunteers: (l-r) Adrian Faulkner, Louise Young (front), Lee McDonald, Rod Price, Liz Degotardi, Kirran Shah more...
      Volunteers and business support helps post natal day stay unit take shape
      27/03/02   Hard at work painting the office for the post natal day stay unit are: Lee McDonald, post natal project officer, NRDGP; more...
      Community asked to help post natal day stay unit with labour
      19/03/02   The region’s first post natal day stay unit, which will open in Lismore on April 8 to mums with post natal difficulties more...
      Local docs raise $1,000 for post natal unit
      20/02/02   Chris Jambor looks pretty pleased with himself. And why wouldn’t he? He has just won the coveted weekend for two in Cour more...
      Local docs raise $1,000 for post natal day stay unit
      11/02/02   "Show me the money!" say the judges at the NRDGP car rally (l-r), Dr Bill Buddee, chair of St Vincent's Hospital, Dr more...
      New joint venture post-natal unit
      20/01/02   St Vincent’s Hospital Lismore has agreed to provide the premises that will house a divisional-supported day stay unit fo more...
      New joint venture post-natal unit
      20/12/01   Lismore will have its own day stay unit for mothers with post natal and mothercare issues by l more...
      Families First proactive on North Coast
      20/09/01   The Far North Coast was one of two pilot areas for Families First, a NSW government initiative, which started operating more...
      Breastfeeding and the NMAA
      20/07/01   The last edition of GPSpeak contained an article on the role the Nursing Mothers’ Association of Australia plays in brea more...
      Breastfeeding, GPs and NMAA
      20/05/01   Most of us who are involved in the care of women and families during pregnancy and early parenting are aware of the work more...
      Guidelines for use of NR Family Care Centre
      01/01/00   Aim The Northern Rivers Family Care Centre aims to deliver a specialised second tier, short term service on a daily bas more...
      Post natal depression
      01/12/99   Diagnosis Postnatal “blues” affects 50-60% of all newly delivered women, regardless of parity, and therefore can be reg more...
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