Antenatal information

Our antenatal information can to help prepare you for labour, birth and early parenthood.

Pregnancy, particularly in the lead up to giving birth, is generally a time of great excitement for women and their families.

Currently maternity tours and parent education classes have been cancelled to minimise visitors and large gatherings at our hospitals to help keep our patients safe.

However we have a range of resources exclusively for our maternity patients to help support your pregnancy journey and beyond.

Antenatal booklet

Download our Preparing for childbirth and parenting workbook for information on signs of labour, pain relief, breastfeeding and more.

Other maternity resources

Our maternity information resources are intended to help you and your partner prepare for the birth of your baby, its ongoing care and the transition to parenthood:

Singing with your baby

Singing with your child can have huge developmental advantages and support mental health for both you and your baby.

The St John of God Health Care 'Singing with your baby' songbook contains a wide variety of songs in a number of different languages with pronunciation guides included.

Listen to the songs and download a PDF of the songbook by visiting: www.sjog.org.au/singingwithyourbaby

Videos

View the following videos from Australia’s leading authority on safe pregnancy and safe sleep for mother and baby:

Social media

We invite you to join our Antenatal Facebook Group -St John of God Bendigo Expectant Parents to meet other mums and share information.

A dedicated Midwife will also be online regularly to share resources, education and answer questions about pregnancy, birth and beyond.

We also have a Post Natal Facebook Group for new parents - St John of God Bendigo New Parents.

COVID-19 information

View our latest COVID-19 general information and maternity updates.

St John of God Health Care coronavirus update

COVID-19 general information

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) information for general patients and visitors

Giving birth and staying in hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 maternity information

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) information for maternity patients and visitors

Maternity blogs

Our obstetricians, midwives, lactation consultants and other health professionals share their expert advice on everything mums-to-be need to know in our latest maternity blogs.