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Community Support Services and Resources
Feeding support and advice
Most public maternity hospitals run
a breastfeeding support service
or clinic. For further advice and
assistance with breastfeeding issues,
contact your local maternity hospital
directly. To ask about breast pump
hire – talk to your medical team or
hospital social worker to find out what
is available.
• Australian Breastfeeding
Association
(24hr Breastfeeding Helpline)
1800 686 268
breastfeeding.asn.au
Information, one-on-one telephone
counselling and support groups.
Email counselling, discounted
electric breast pump hire and
‘Breastfeeding your Premature
Infant’ booklet available through
the website.
Saying goodbye, loss in pregnancy
and grief
• Griefline
1300 845 745
(Mon to Sun, 8am–8pm AEST)
griefline.org.au
Phone Counselling:
(Mon to Sun,12pm – 3am)
• Heartfelt
1800 583 768 (24hr)
heartfelt.org.au
Free, compassionate portrait
sessions by professional
photographers, for families of
premature or seriously ill babies or
children and for babies who have
become angels.
• Angel Gowns Australia
angelgownsaustralia.org.au
A charity that provides gowns for
babies that have passed away.
• Rednose Grief and Loss
1300 308 307 (24hr)
rednose.org.au
Provides specialised bereavement
support for anyone affected by the
death of a baby or child. With over
40 years’ experience supporting
grieving individuals and families.
Funeral services
• Australian Funeral Directors
Association
9859 9966
afda.org.au
For information on memorials
around the country.
Clothing for your little treasure
• Earlybirds
1800 666 550
earlybirds.com.au
Clothing for premature and small
babies. Designed to provide
maximum comfort and ease of
dressing and to fit around any
monitors your baby might be
attached to.
Transport and travel
Hospital parking concessions
Many hospitals offer car parking
concessions to parents of children
requiring prolonged stays or
frequent hospital visits. Talk to the
social worker or staff at the hospital
treating your child to find out about
parking concession arrangements
and eligibility.
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