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Common concerns and questions

During Pregnancy

• Vitamin D and pregnancy
• About Listeria
• About Amniocentesis
• Caesarean Delivery
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnancy
• About Gestational Diabetes
• About Group B Streptococcus
• Should I screen for Down Syndrome?

Post Delivery

• Improving recovery after birth
• Vaccination Advice for Parents
• Vitamin K and Newborn Babies

Breastfeeding resources

Australian Breastfeeding Association

• Why is breastfeeding important?
• 7 Natural laws of breastfeeding
• Increasing your Supply
• Too much milk
• The WHO Growth Standards
• Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
• Introducing solids
• Baby weight gains
• Breastfeeding through pregnancy and beyond

Note - there are many more great articles on the ABA website covering the full range of breastfeeding questions, click here to visit.

Better Health Victoria

• Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding - dealing with nipple problems
• Breastfeeding - dealing with mastitis
• Breastfeeding - deciding when to stop
• Breastfeeding and travel
• Breastfeeding and work
• Breastfeeding and your diet
• Asthma and breastfeeding
• Bottle feeding with expressed breast milk
• Breastfeeding - the first days
• Breastfeeding - when to start

Nutrition & Weight Gain During Pregnancy

• Weight gain during pregnancy
• Food choices for gestational diabetes
• Healthy Eating during pregnancy
• Alcohol consumption during pregnancy
• Vitamin and Mineral supplementation during pregnancy
• Pregnancy and the vegan diet
• Pregnancy and the vegetarian diet

Pregnancy and Exercise

• Better Health Victoria - Pregnancy and Exercise
• Sports Medicine Australia - Exercise in Pregnancy
• Continence Foundation of Australia - Pregnancy and Exercise
• Continence Foundation - Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
• Continence Foundation - Returning to sport or exercise after childbirth
• ACOG- Benefits of Exercise during pregnancy
• Mayo Clinic - Baby let's move!
• NHS - Exercise and pregnancy