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Find health, well-being and lifestyle resources that are updated regularly. These resources cover a wide range of health topics to keep you informed and on top of your health. 

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How to help your body recover post-Cesarean
Health and Wellbeing

How to help your body recover post-Cesarean

Epworth
After a Cesarean delivery, it’s important to take time to recover, heal, and listen to your body.
Staying healthy at work
Health and Wellbeing

Staying healthy at work

Isabel Stewart
Being stressed and exhausted over a long period of time can easily lead to being burnt out, especially at work. Here’s some ways to beat the burnout!
Healing after a traumatic event
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Healing after a traumatic event

Rowan Webb
This summer has seen an unprecedented natural disaster throughout Australia. We have all bared witness to images, reports and family and friends effected by the bushfires. These are moments in history that we will never forget as a community but sometimes these moments can impact us in a more intrusive way. 
Recognising appendicitis
Health and Wellbeing

Recognising appendicitis

Lauren Rosenberg
The appendix plays a role in digestion in other animals, but in humans its role is less clear and we can survive without it. The appendix can become inflamed, which is a condition known as appendicitis.
Nothing wrong with a little push
Health and Wellbeing

Nothing wrong with a little push

James Macleod
For a lot of people, men in particular, the answer is too long. It’s time to put your health at the forefront of your mind, put all those work worries aside & make an appointment with a GP today.
How to stay active & reduce swelling & pains during pregnancy
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How to stay active & reduce swelling & pains during pregnancy

Epworth
Your body goes through so many changes while you’re pregnant. There are many kinds of aches and pains which are caused by muscles stretching and your uterus becoming heavier.
Bushfire smoke safety
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Bushfire smoke safety

Rowan Webb
Bushfires have created smoky conditions across the country and it is essential to learn how to protect ourselves from bushfire smoke.
5 reasons you should learn first aid
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5 reasons you should learn first aid

Lauren Rosenberg
Imagine this: You’ve just parked your car, and you’re walking towards the train station, when suddenly a person in front of you collapses. What do you do?
Ovarian cancer - symptoms & risk factors
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Ovarian cancer - symptoms & risk factors

Epworth
Four Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every day, and sadly many will not survive beyond five years. But knowing your family’s medical history can help protect you.
Sita's story
Health and Wellbeing

Sita's story

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Childbirth in rural Nepal - restoring dignity and giving hope for a better future.
Summer survival guide for mum and bub
Health and Wellbeing

Summer survival guide for mum and bub

Epworth
Summer can be challenging if you’re pregnant or have a newborn, so we put together a summer survival guide with expert tips on keeping yourself and your baby cool and safe in the heat.
7 products I wish I'd known about before I became a new parent
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7 products I wish I'd known about before I became a new parent

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Some women like nesting. It’s a natural part of the pregnancy process. The urge to organise and re-organise everything before baby comes, both around the house in the nursery.
How to support your pelvic floor after childbirth
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How to support your pelvic floor after childbirth

Epworth
Your pelvic floor muscles are located in your pelvis, they stretch like a hammock from your pubic bone to your tailbone or coccyx and from side to side.
How to look after yourself after having a baby
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How to look after yourself after having a baby

Epworth
Growing and birthing a bay is a momentous task. Your body has shifted, stretched and changed in many ways.
Protecting yourself from heatstroke
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Protecting yourself from heatstroke

Rowan Webb
As the weather heats up in Melbourne, the risk of heatstroke becomes something we all need to consider
New Year, New Start?
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New Year, New Start?

Kristyna Stepnicka
December is a time for holiday celebrations. But as the end of 2019 approaches, it is also a time for reflection, inspiration and goal-setting.
Caring for someone who has had a heart attack
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Caring for someone who has had a heart attack

David McAlpine
Staying informed, being aware of medication side effects and keeping active together are key to caring for someone who is recovering from a heart attack.
Staying safe in summer
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Staying safe in summer

Rowan Webb
As Melbourne gets ready to welcome beach weather and end of year celebrations, here are our top tips to help you stay safe during summer.
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