Obstetrics
Colleges of the Australian and New Zealand, American and British Colleges of Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy all have useful patient information sites
What to Eat or Avoid in pregnancy from the Food Authourity
Immunizations in Pregnancy including specific information and Whooping cough and Influenza
Mothers with a Negative Blood Group can download this Red Cross brochure explaining how this is managed in pregnancy
Medications in pregnancy can be checked though sites such as They also provide information about what can be used for common ailments such as heartburn, hay-fever or coughs and colds in pregnancy
For mother with diabetes in pregnancy, either pre-existing of gestation diabetes from Diabetes Australia
The Australian Multiple Birth Association for those families expecting twice (or thrice) the fun
Pregnancy and the postnatal period is a time to watch for signs of anxiety and depression in mothers and their partners.
Women's Health
The Jean Hailes Foundation is an Australian based women's health website full of information for women of all ages.
The New Cervical Screening Test explained in this short video and information about Human Papilloma Virus
Menopause The Australian Menopause Society and its American counterpart have lots of information about this stage of life including on Hormone Replacement.
Contraception options are explained on the SHINESA site
For information on continence issues and pelvic floor prolapse
Breast screening - Information about current breast screening practices