Being a parent in this digital age can be hard when you’re flooded with online advice on pregnancy and caring for a baby.
Many pregnant women start searching for information from the moment they see those two little lines on the test.
US researchers found eight out of 10 pregnant women admitted searching the web, but the vast majority wouldn’t raise any concerns they had with their healthcare provider. In many cases it resulted in unnecessary anxiety for mums-to-be.
With all of this in mind, Epworth Maternity recently launched a video series on pregnancy and the post-natal period.
Available to all new mums online, the series covers nutrition and safe exercise while pregnant, through to swaddling and settling your precious new baby.
“This series complements what our patients learn in our popular childbirth education classes. It gives parents the ability to watch wherever and whenever they need to,” Lola Valent, Nurse Unit Manager at Epworth Freemasons Maternity said.
“The transition from hospital to home can be daunting. Most of our families spend four days with us but during those early days, you’re recovering from birth and adjusting to a new life.
“There’s so much to learn and remember, so we wanted to find a way to support our parents beyond our hospital walls.
“Many parents these days don’t have a large support group around them. We hope that we can be part of their online village, sharing expert knowledge and decades of experience in a way that’s easy to access.”
To discover the Epworth’s Mobile Midwife site, visit https://landing.epworth.org.au/maternityvideos or scan the QR code.
