Northern Beaches support/resources
Please let the business know you were referred by Labour Loot
Click here to view links to evidence-based online resources around pregnancy, birth, postnatal period, breastfeeding and newborns.
Beaches Pelvic Physio (North Curl Curl & Manly) beachespelvic.physio
MGS Physiotherapy (North Curl Curl, Mona Vale & Manly) mgs.physio
Penny Hanlon (Frenchs Forest) womenshealthroad.com.au/penny-hanlon
Pilates Physio Style (Brookvale) pilatesphysiostyle.com
Total Physiotherapy Manly Vale totalphysiomv.com (see article: What you should know about your pelvic floor in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond)
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC):
Megan at Learn Latch Love learnlatchlove.com.au
Suzanne at Northern Beaches Midwifery northernbeachesmidwifery.com (also offers private antenatal and postnatal care)
Lucy and Kristin at Birth and Beyond Education birthandbeyondeducation.com.au
Abby at Birth Circle birthcircle.com.au
Emma at Flow by Emma (Hypnobirthing) Instagram
Megan at Learn Latch Love learnlatchlove.com.au
Natalie at Prepared to Birth (Hypnobirthing) preparedtobirth.com
Exercise in pregnancy guidelines
Exercise after birth fact sheet
Yoga: Danae (Sundays 8.30am online/Zoom) danaebirthdoula.com.au/prenatal-yoga-classes
Pilates: Bridget at Kala Pilates (Manly) kalapilates.com
Gym: BUMP (Dee Why) bumphealth.com.au/dee-why
Group Exercise, Yoga & Pilates: Active Mum (Manly) activemum.com.au
Complete Chiropractic (Dee Why) completechirocare.com.au
Luminance Health (Balgowlah) luminancehealth.com.au (and kinesiology)
Restore Health Clinic (Wheeler Heights) restorehealthclinic.com.au
Alana (Brookvale) alanacolahanchiro.com.au (also a Women’s Health Practitioner)
Gail, Kate & Emma at The Nesting Hub thenestinghub.com.au (private Midwives/homebirth)
Janine at iBirth ibirth.com.au (private Midwife/homebirth)
Suzanne at Northern Beaches Midwifery northernbeachesmidwifery.com (private Midwife pregnancy and postnatal care)
Alex at Blooming Hearts Midwifery bloomingmidwife.com (private Midwife/homebirth/pregnancy and postnatal care)
Danae at Danae Birth Doula danaebirthdoula.com.au
Karen Linfield karenlinfieldbirthdoula.com
Angela at Guardian Doula guardiandoula.com.au
Dr Abi Thevakumar at Forest Women’s forestwomens.com.au
Support for your mental health is just as important as your physical health before and after birth. Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) affects 1 in 5 new mothers and 1 in 10 new fathers and seeking support early is important. Talk to your partner, friends or family about how you feel or make an appointment with your GP.
Juliette (perinatal OT) at Nesting Space (Collaroy; home visits & telehealth) nestingspace.com.au
Louella (postnatal psychology) at Nurture & Bloom Psychology (Manly) nurtureandbloompsychology.com.au (read about mental wellbeing 5 mood-boosting tips from Louella)
Click here for mental health online resources
Hannah at Olive & Kin (Northern Beaches; donations support free urns for pregnancy and infant loss to grieving parents) oliveandkin.com.au
Click here for state/national grief and loss resources
Women & Children First 9971 4499 womenandchildrenfirst.org.au
Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter (NBWS) 9977 7772 nbws.org.au
Click here for state/national domestic violence resources
Emma at The Birth Movement (Collaroy & Manly) thebirthmovement.com
Emma also has an Acupressure For Birth guide available to download
Northern Beaches Integrative Practitioners (Warriewood) nbip.com.au/portfolio/pregnancy-acupuncture
If you are a local Northern Beaches healthcare professional/business who cares for women in pregnancy and after birth and would like to be added to my website, please email me.
While I check these links regularly, sometimes pages move. If you notice a link is broken, please let me know via email so I can update it and you can access the information.