Antenatal information

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:

• Breastfeeding guidelines
• Australian Breastfeeding Association 
• The essential maternity bag checklist
• Raising children network - The Australian parenting website
• Kidsafe

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:

• Importance of fetal movements
• Maternal Sleeping Position in the third trimester
• Caesarean section birth at St John of God Geelong Hospital 

Parent education

St John of God Geelong Hospital is pleased to launch and offer maternity patients access to a new digital online learning hub, Nourish.

The social distancing restrictions in place during COVID-19 have seen the cancellation of antenatal classes and other educational sessions. Nourish is the online solution, home to all the accurate and reliable education patients will need, while keeping them and their baby safe. Find out more.

COVID-19 information

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

COVID-19 general information

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

COVID-19 maternity information

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