mothers
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Time for a cuppa
Time for a cuppa: A group which brings together mothers from all cultural backgrounds to learn and share tales of parenthood meets fortnightly in Point…
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MY WYNDHAM: Holly Brunnbauer and Marie Cunico
MY WYNDHAM: Holly Brunnbauer and Marie Cunico, from Hoppers Crossing and Truganina, have created facing motherhood – sassy self-care goodies for Mamas. They chat with Alesha Capone.…
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Breastfeeding help on call
Two Wyndham women are helping mothers struggling with breastfeeding. Wyndham Vale’s Sharon Phillips and Renee Emerson, of Werribee, volunteer for the National Breastfeeding Helpline. The…
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More services needed for premature babies
A Werribee South mother has called for Wyndham’s maternity services to be expanded to cater for babies born between 24 and 32 weeks’ gestation. Jody…
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Midwife is mother of all jobs
As a midwife at Werribee Mercy Hospital, Jess Lowery loves helping mothers to bring their babies into the world. For Ms Lowery, who is also…
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Baby steps for learning bowls
The Werribee Bowls Club is on a roll when it comes to getting people of all ages and abilities involved in the sport. The club…
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Maternity aid improves service
Werribee Mercy Hospital is piloting a unique tool which helps to provide more timely care for pregnant and postpartum women. In March, the Obstetric Triage…
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Generations of love for Astoria
Four generations of women from the same family have come together to welcome Astoria, the first of a fifth generation. The baby girl was born…
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Mother of all awards
Tarneit mother-of-two Kara Vaina has been recognised as one of the nation’s top ‘mumpreneurs’. Ms Vaina has been named as one of three finalists in…
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Werribee mothers launch app to connect new mums
The silver lining to the breastfeeding woes of Antoinette Marshall and Felicity Morrow was the friendship they struck up in a Werribee maternity support centre.…