Where to Go for Help : Community Contacts
Association
0800MUM2BE An informative line explaining how the maternity system works , including how to find a Lead Maternity Carer ( LMC ) in your area Family Care / Awhina Whanau Support for premature and special care babies & their mothers during and after the newborn unit GRASP Gastric Reflux Association for the support of parents and babies
Contact Details
0800 686 223
Healthline & Well Child Service 0800 611 116 Immunisation Advisory Centre 0800 466 863 Lactation Consultant
0800 452 282
To contact a local qualified lactation consultant La Leche League Help with any breastfeeding enquiries Meet at Parents Place on the second Thursday of each month , in the morning from 10am-12noon
( 07 ) 858 0990 Resource room staffed 10am-2pm Tues-Fri Foyer level 02 Maternity Unit Waikato Hospital ( 07 ) 855 9359
Mackenzie Centre
( 07 ) 839 5357
For children with special needs birth to 4 years Open 8.30am-4pm Mon-Fri Closed School Holidays Mothercraft Unit
( 07 ) 839 8899 ext 6550
A unit where mother and baby can ‘ live in ’ for assistance with feeding and sleeping problems . Arranged by your GP or Plunket Nurse Multiple Birth Association 0800 489 467 Parentline Support / counselling for parents under stress . Open 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri . Parent to Parent Support and information network for parents of children with special needs Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD )
Hamilton Answer Service 0800LLLHELP ( 0800555435 ) Hamilton Area Text Help 027 781 3674
Waterford Birthing Centre – Donna ( 07 ) 856 6779 Parents Place – Christine ( 07 ) 853 8033 Richmond Street – Liz ( 07 ) 853 9143
( 07 ) 839 4536 Answer phone after hours
( 07 ) 839 1276
www . tabs . org . nz www . mentalhealth . org . nz / page / 203-Post-Traumatic- Stress-Disorder-Related-Sights Plunket Society ( 07 ) 839 3982 Plunketline ( 24hr helpline ) 0800 933 922 SANDS Waikato
0800 570 033
Support network for people who have lost a baby through stillbirth , newborn death or termination for foetal abnormalities , whether this loss is recent or many years ago Available 24hrs Waikato Family Centre
( 07 ) 834 2036
Assistance with breastfeeding , crying , colic , sleeping , reflux , bottle feeding , postnatal distress , and parenting skills . Please phone to discuss problems first . Stay during the day Homeopathic and Natural Health Support
Kaylene Henderson Pregnancy , birth , breastfeeding , women ’ s health , infertility , ( 07 ) 856 4154 or 027 478 5922 menopause , general well-being kaylene . h @ xtra . co . nz
Bellyful
0508 235 5385
Bellyful is a nationwide not-for-profit organisation , whose volunteers cook and deliver free meals to families with a new baby or struggling with illness Early Buds www . earlybuds . co . nz
Support and FREE packs for parents of premature babies
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