AUSTRALIA

Australian Breastfeeding Association - Lactation Resource Centre

Telephone (Business Hours):

03 9885 0855

Breastfeeding Helpline:	1 800 mum 2 mum (1 800 686 2 686)
Email:	lrc@breastfeeding.asn.au
Website:	www.breastfeeding.asn.au

Drug Information

For specialised independent advise and information on drugs in relation to lactation or for children, contact the Drug Information Service in your state. These are based at a Women's or Children's Hospital, whose telephone numbers are:

ACT	02 6244 3333
NSW	02 9845 2701	Children's Hospital, Westmead
	02 9382 6539 (Sydney Metropolitan Area)	Royal Hospital for Women : MOTHERSAFE
	1800 647 848 (Non-Metropolitan Area)	Royal Hospital for Women : MOTHERSAFE
NT	02 8922 8424
QLD	07 3840 8226	Mater Hospital
	07 3253 7098	Royal Brisbane Hospital
	07 3253 7300	Royal Women's Hospital
SA	08 8204 7222
TAS	03 6222 8737
VIC	03 9550 2361	Monash Medical Centre
	03 9345 5208	Royal Children's Hospital
	03 9344 2277	Royal Women's Hospital
WA	09 9340 2743

For information on recreational drugs or drug addiction, contact the Alcohol and Drugs Information Service in your state.

Early Childhood Health Clinics

These are listed under "Early Childhood Health Centres" in your local telephone directory.

Hospital Websites

The website of your state children's hospital is a good resource:

Brisbane	Mater Children's Hospital	www.mater.org.au/our_mater_hospitals/mch.html
Perth	Princess Margaret Hospital for Children	www.pmh.wa.gov.au
Melbourne	Royal Hospital for Children	www.rch.unimelb.edu.au
Sydney	Sydney's Children's Hospital	www.sch.edu.au
Sydney	The Children's Hospital, Westmead	www.chw.edu.au
Adelaide	Women's and Children's Hospital	www.wsh.sa.gov.au

Mothercraft Centres and their helplines

Tresillian Family Care Centre	1800 637 357	www.tresillian.net
Karitane	1800 677 961
Canterbury Parents Help Line	02 9787 5255

Poisons Information Service

Poisons Information Service in all states is available 13 11 26.

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Research Foundation)

1300 308 307

NEW ZEALAND

Plunketline

A 24-hour parents' advice line
0800 933 922

Hospital Websites

Canterbury District Health Board	www.chl.govt.nz
Christchurch Women's Hospital	www.chl.govt.nz/cwh
Listing of Public Hospitals New Zealand Hospitals Online	www.nzhealth.co.nz/publichospitals/index.html
National Women's Hospital, Auckland	www.nwhealthinfo.co.nz
New Zealand Paediatric Hospital Starship Children's Hospital	www.starship.org.nz

Breastfeeding

www.lalecheleague.org.nz

Maternity Services Consumer Council

www.maternity.org.nz

NZ Medicines Safety Authority

www.medsafe.govt.nz