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General Family Services
Below are links to some
resources that you as a parent or family member might choose to access during
conception, pregnancy, or after the birth of the baby.
General Information
Healthpoint NZ
Information
and links about pregnancy, parenting, parental leave, feeding, immunisation,
screening programmes, mental wellbeing, etc
Bounty
NZ
General information about pregnancy, babies, birth, etc. Free sample packs,
competitions and a blog written by NZ parents
Great Fathers NZ
Helpful information and advice for new and expectant fathers on pregnancy,
breastfeeding, budgeting, sex, relationships, postnatal depression and more
Services
Lifeline
Nationwide 24/7 free counselling phone line run by volunteers with training in
counselling (call 0800 543 354)
Pregnancy Counselling
For men/partners as well as women: Free 24/7 phone service for pregnancy
worries, abortion, adoption, and partners' decisions (call 0800 773 462)
Single Parent Services
(Hamilton-based, part of Birthright Waikato)
Counselling for parenting, grief, major life decisions, separation/divorce,
anxiety and depression; social work; group activities
Barnardos
General child and family support, counselling, dealing with separation etc
Waikato Family Centre
(Hamilton)
Free assessments by registered nurses, help and advice for breastfeeding, colic,
crying, sleeping, nutrition, parenting and more
Waikato Family Centre
- Postnatal Depression
Signs of postnatal depression in partners/loved ones and where to go for support
Family Works Waikato
General family services including social workers, intervention, parenting
programmes, family violence prevention, counselling, foodbank emergency food
parcels, etc
Voice for Parents
($)
Support and services for parents struggling to come to terms with birth trauma
Can travel Waikato-wide
Mothercraft Waikato
(Waikato Hospital)
Live-in assistance and care for primary caregivers and their babies with
registered nurses, support with sleep issues, breastfeeding, colic, poor weight
gain, feeding issues, exhaustion, postnatal depression and anxiety
Women's Refuge
Waikato-wide 24/7 crisis service (call 07 855 1569)
Residential services, safe houses, transition houses, advocacy, etc
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