“Integrated Model of Care for Fathers in the Perinatal Period” – how collaborations of great organisations and great leaders can impact system change!
Evidence shows that as users or potential users of health and social services, fathers often have poor experiences.
Thomas Docking is the Qld President at CAPEA / CEO Dads Group / Founder Man With A Pram / Father of the Year Sunshine Coast Queensland.
CAPEA is going green!
After surveying our members; we have decided to Go Green at CAPEA and discontinue the printed journal for members due to increasing costs of printing and postage and our commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly.
You can access the journal directly from the members area.
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Childbirth And Parenting Educators of Australia, Inc. (CAPEA)
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Some helpful videos on mothers sharing how they breastfeed their newborns and babies.
raisingchildren.net.au
A gallery of videos in which mums share their experiences of breastfeeding newborns and babies. Experts discuss important breastfeeding issues.
Studies have suggested our food preference may begin before birth and can be influenced by the mother’s diet.
It has been found that foetuses showed a crying expression about twice as often when the mother consumed a kale capsule compared with a carrot capsule or no capsule.
Taste of kale makes unborn babies grimace, finds research
www.theguardian.com
First study to look at facial responses of foetuses to tastes shows crying expression twice as likely for kale than carrot
A Metro North Program, now in its second year, is helping provide new dads with the tools to be the best father they can be, as well as providing opportunities to connect with other dads.
Dads Group is based in Queensland and has designed their ‘integrated model of care for fathers in the perinatal period’ over the past eight years.
Metro North Dads N Peers Project provides dads with the tools to success
metronorth.health.qld.gov.au
Metro North Dads N Peers Project provides dads with the tools to success Metro North Dads n Peers Project Father’s Day is a special day for every dad, but the most special day for many is theCOVID-19 interruptions
COVID-19 restrictions have presented many challenges to educators and expectant parents. The good news is that many innovations are helping to overcome the barriers. See our COVID-19 message to educators and expectant parents.
