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Pregnancy and baby apps

Apps and online programs can help you when you need it most. Below you'll find the healthdirect app, plus apps and online programs from trusted information partners.

healthdirect app

By Healthdirect Australia

The healthdirect app helps Australians make informed decisions about their health by providing symptom checks, health services and trusted health information.

You can also connect to My Health Record to view health records, including your COVID-19 vaccination digital certificate, immunisations, pathology reports and Medicare items.

mobile app

Apps and online programs from healthdirect's information partners

Pregnancy and parenting

Apps

Raising Healthy Minds
By Raising Children Network

Supports parents, carers and professionals to build knowledge and confidence concerning the social and emotional wellbeing of children.

What Were We Thinking!
By Jean Hailes

Provides information and guidance to help new parents with their babies.

Online programs

Mum2BMoodBooster
By Parent-Infant Research Institute

Works to help females with depression during pregnancy (antenatal depression).

MumMoodBooster
By Parent-Infant Research Institute

Works to help females with depression after pregnancy (postnatal depression).

Pregnancy and Postnatal Mental Health Programs
THIS WAY UP

Two online courses good for perinatal mental health (anxiety and low mood)

Breastfeeding

Apps

Feed Safe
By Australian Breastfeeding Association, Reach Health Promotion Innovations and Curtin University

Advises mothers on the best decisions to make about alcohol and breastfeeding.

General health and wellbeing

Apps

First Aid
By Australian Red Cross

Provides instant access to the information you need to know to handle the most common first aid emergencies.

Get Prepared
By Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Helps Australian adults to prepare for any type of emergency.

FoodSwitch
By The George Institute for Global Health

Helps you make better food choices by scanning the barcode of a packaged food with your phone camera and being provided with simple health and nutrition information and suggested healthier alternatives to 'switch' to.

Down Syndrome Health Record
Down Syndrome Australia

Health record app for parents and support people of children with Down syndrome to record and monitor the child’s health, growth and development.

NRS
By National Relay Service

Helps people who are deaf, are hard of hearing or have a speech impairment make and take phone calls.

Domestic violence

Apps

Daisy app
By 1800RESPECT

Connects people experiencing violence or abuse to local services across Australia. Family members and friends can also find information on how to support people who are experiencing violence.

Sunny
By 1800RESPECT

Helps people to recognise, respond and get help if they are experiencing violence and abuse.

Cancer

Apps

Kids' Guide to Cancer
By Camp Quality

Empowers kids to learn more about cancer on their own terms, at their own pace, and understand everything that is going on.

Last reviewed: May 2023

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