Re: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

[Pinky McKay]

Hi Alesia Its International Nanny Services - this is off a press release from Louise Dunham - I have heard of families who have been able to access a day and a night nanny in cases of severe PND when husband has to work but mum isnt able to care for baby -its funded through Health and Community Services - as Alesia says Call Louise  Dunham 1300 854 624 and see if this woman fits the criteria - Louise is accredited to assess - the service is called "in home care" At an infant massage AGM I also heard about maternity funding which apparently can be distributed by maternity hospitals according to certain criteria - a midwife from the country explained how she assessed women o the basis of need and alotted a certain amount of funding which the woman could take in either childcare/ homehelp or meals on wheels. In cases of severe parental illness or disability, some families are eligible for round the clock childcare and may be able to access special funding, known as Exceptional Circumstances Funding  i.e. Families who may find themselves in a temporary crisis, due to an illness of either parent or child such as some Post Natal Depression cases. To be eligible for the Government Childcare Rebate, Ms Dunham explains, families must meet one or more of the following criteria:   q       Families who do not have access to a child care service or whose childcare needs cannot be met by an existing service, including  After School Care. q       Where a parent/s or the child has a disability /illness. q       Families with more than two children under school age. q       Parents who work shift work or non-standard hours. q       Breast-feeding mothers working from home. q       Parent looking for work or studying or employed. q       Parent must be an Australian citizen.   Otherwise a 'Starlight Angel' (love the name) might be a lovely baby gift from a caring grandparent. Pinky ----- Original Message ----- From: Alesa Koziol To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP Hi Jan This contact assists women with special needs within their home (although this is not an overnight service): International National Services Melbourne, the contact there is Louise Dunham 1300 854 634. This service is funded through one of the government bodies (cant remember which one) and criteria seems to be: women  with exceptional circumstances. Maybe your client will fall into this category, it is worth a try. Special thanks to Pinky for this resource:-) Cheers Alesa Alesa Koziol Midwifery Clinical Educator Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 8:53 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP Dear Listers   I have a client single mum 1st babe looking for helpwith every thing after babe .any contacts She is birthing in a private hospital in May and lives in Port Melbourne in Victoria jan This is what she wrote   "My mom told me that after she gave birth, she had somebody who stayed with her and helped with the baby and the house work and all that.  She called this person a nurse maid.  I thought that perhaps this would be a doula.  But, I've looked on the internet for information on doulas and they seem to be birth partners".However I have you as my birth attendant. '    Who is it who can stay with me and give me after birth support when I get home?  Where do I look for this information?    Because the biggest thing I seem to  be combatting is the isolation, I think this is important to get handled.  I spoke to my ob/gyn and she doesn't know much about doulas.  Can you tell me how to go about arranging this after birth support.