Maternity Coalition on The Peninsula: Ante & Postnatal Depression Event: Guest Speakers From PANDA

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Ante & Postnatal Depression Event: Guest Speakers From PANDA

Come and learn about antenatal and postnatal depression, such as:

~ warning signs,

~ how to find support,

~ how to support loved ones suffering depression etc.

Volunteers from the Post and Antenatal Depression Association (PANDA) will be speaking at this meeting and bringing info packs for attendees.

Mothers who have survived antenatal and postnatal depression please feel welcome to join us and share your stories.

In the meantime, if you think you or someone you know needs help, please call PANDA's helpline 1300 726 306 between 9:30-4:40, Monday to Friday. Or collect info and resources from their comprehensive website: http://www.panda.org.au/

Friday 15 October

12:30-2:30

Karingal Place

Free entry to first time guests, $5 for those of us returning

If possible, please bring a plate to share.

For more information feel free to email us at mcpeninsula@gmail.com

RSVP on our Facebook event page here

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Join us every 3rd Friday of the month to hear guest speakers talk about a range of topics, and socialise with other parents who have an interest in birth and related issues.

July 22: Apples & Ovaries: fertility discussion
August 19: Preparing for a good birth after a bad birth
September 16: Becoming a birth worker
October 21: Rhea Dempsey on healing after caesarean
November: TBA
December: Birth story telling

All meetings are held at Karingal Place, 103 Ashleigh Ave, Karingal 3199 on the 3rd Friday of the month from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Children are welcome (some toys provided). When possible please bring food to share with the group. Free entry to first time visitors and $5 for return guests/members to cover venue hire costs.

Maternity Coalition is a national non-profit, non-political and non-sectarian consumer advocacy organisation. Maternity Coalition acts as an umbrella organisation to bring together support groups and individuals for effective lobbying, information sharing, networking and support in maternity services.

encourages a woman-centred approach to the birth process;

regard pregnancy and childbirth as normal physiological processes, not illnesses;

stresses the social, cultural and psychological factors influencing childbirth;

supports midwives as the primary caregivers for women in normal birth;

emphasises women's rights to make informed choices about their caregiver and place of birth;

promotes continuous assessment and critical evaluation of technologies used in maternity care;

supports the development of services sensitive to women's varied cultural and physical needs.

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Ante & Postnatal Depression Event: Guest Speakers From PANDA

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