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What is PNDA?

What is PNDA?What is PNDA? Overview About PNDA Symptoms and Risk Factors Treatments

Support

Support overview Where Do I Start?Emotional Wellbeing Screening Program Gidget House Face-To-Face Start Talking Telehealth Services Gidget Village Group Programs Gidget Virtual Village Bunny Books Support for Dad

Workplace Program

Workplace Program overview Emotional Wellbeing Sessions Impact of PNDA in the Workplace Speaker Profiles Thrive Masterclass Workplace Resources

Other Support Services COVID Support

Resources

Resources overview Fact Sheets Podcast: 1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathers

Becoming a Parent

Becoming a parent overview Pregnancy Care Pregnancy for Partners & Non-Birth Parents Managing Expectations & Flexibility Family Violence During Pregnancy Expectant Parents from First Nations Communities Body Image and Restrictive Eating Working During Pregnancy Trauma Triggers During Pregnancy Sleep During Pregnancy Depression in Pregnancy Anxiety in Pregnancy Conception, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction Emotional Wellbeing While Planning a Family

Adjusting to Parenthood

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Parenting Videos Free Antenatal Video Free Dads Video

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Gidget Foundation Australia acknowledges the continuing connection to culture, lands, waterways, and communities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and we pay our respects to past and present Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia.

We pay our respects to the ancestors, elders and storytellers who have maintained spiritual customs of Women’s Business and Men’s Business passing ancestral knowledge through generations of kin. From kinship care, from aunty to mother, to daughter, to sister. From uncle to father, to son, to brother. Connecting Mother Earth and Father Sky for all generations and community to thrive.

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Gidget Foundation Australia acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgement of Country

Gidget Foundation Australia acknowledges the continuing connection to culture, lands, waterways, and communities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and we pay our respects to past and present Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia.

We pay our respects to the ancestors, elders and storytellers who have maintained spiritual customs of Women’s Business and Men’s Business passing ancestral knowledge through generations of kin. From kinship care, from aunty to mother, to daughter, to sister. From uncle to father, to son, to brother. Connecting Mother Earth and Father Sky for all generations and community to thrive.

Gidget Foundation Australia acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgement of our LGBTQIA+ Community

Gidget Foundation Australia recognises the critical importance of diversity and inclusion. We understand that our community is rich and diverse, encompassing individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, and identities.

We affirm our commitment to creating spaces and services that are welcoming to all members of our LGBTQIA+ community. By embracing inclusivity, we honour the full spectrum of human experience as we work together to dismantle barriers to equality and amplify marginalised voices. Together, we will continue to strive for a community where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued for who they are.

Gidget Foundation Australia recognises all those with lived experience of perinatal mental ill-health and their loved ones.
Lived experience is at the heart of everything we do, and we carry these experiences gently with compassion and respect.
We are truly grateful for all those who choose to share their stories and we acknowledge those who carry these stories quietly.

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The information provided on this website is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a user and their existing health care professional(s). This website does not host or receive funding from advertising.

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