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Parent Resources

Austprem
Through Austprem, families who have experienced the complex challenges of parenting a premature infant reach out to other families facing this journey, and offer friendship, information and support.
Australian Multiple Birth Association
Support from 'those who know'. For families with twins, triplets, quadruplets and more...
Bonnie Babes Foundation
The Bonnie Babies Foundation is a counselling service for families that have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or prematurity and related issues such as infertility.
L'il Aussie Prems
Australia’s online support site for parents and families of premature babies.
Miracle Babies
Miracle Babies celebrates and honours the birth of babies who enter our world challenged by prematurity or sickness.
Moment by Moment
My main aim is to help other families by providing links to information and family support services and selling clothing and accessories. Most importantly of all I want to make all the Mums and Dads smile. If you know someone who has had a premature baby please direct them to this site or email me at fiona@momentbymoment.com. and I will help in anyway possible.
National Premmie Foundation
6 of Australia’s prem support groups have come together to form a national organization that will unify, and act as a guiding body for existing prem support groups, help to create new ones, help to improve the treatments and outcomes available for premature infants, and represent the interests of these infants and their families in terms of health policies, funding and standards of care.
PIPA - Preterm Infants' Parents' Association
PIPA was formed in 1980 to provide a support network for the families dealing with the Premature birth of their baby in Queensland and Northern New South Wales Hospitals. For over 25 years this work has been carried on by a large number of volunteers whose lives have been touched and changed by a premature birth.
SANDS - QLD
SANDS (Qld) Inc. provides mutual support, information, education and advocacy for parents and their families who experience the death of their baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and other reproductive losses.
SANDS - SA
SANDS offers support to all bereaved parents and relatives who have suffered the death of a baby anytime from conception through to 28 days after birth - this includes, miscarriage, neonatal death, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy and genetic/medically advised termination. Our support to bereaved parents does not cut off at 28 days after birth, bereaved parents whose baby dies later in infancy are also welcome to SANDS. SANDS (SA) is a statewide, self help voluntary organisation run by and for bereaved parents. We receive no government funding and rely heavily on fund-raising efforts and donations. SANDS also exist in other States and the ACT. There is a National SANDS body to which States belong. SANDS is a self help group consisting solely of bereaved parents. SANDS bring bereaved parents together in a number of ways, through a Newsletter, Support meetings, and over the telephone. Parents who are 'down the track' in their grief, and who have done some training, support those who are just starting to grieve.
SANDS - VIC
SANDS is a self-help support group comprised of parents who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or shortly after birth. SANDS provides immediate and ongoing support to bereaved parents, families and friends. Sharing with others who have had similar experiences can assist parents to work through the often intense grief which follows the death of a baby.
Sids and Kids
SIDS and Kids is dedicated to saving babies' lives through the elimination of sudden and unexpected infant deaths, and supporting bereaved families. We deliver on our vision through world class education, research, evidenced based intervention and advocacy.
Teddy Love Club
Teddy Love Club Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support is a support program for bereaved parents who suffer the loss of their baby or babies to miscarriage, genetic inducement of labour, stillbirth and neo natal death.
The Featherweight Club (VIC)
The Featherweight Club is a voluntary organisation established to support the families and babies of the Special Care Nurseries at Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg, Melbourne and to raise awareness of their particular needs, both within the hospital environment and the broader community.

Welcome to the ACOCP

ACOCP is an Australian community organisation giving the gift of photographic memories to children in need and their families. We specialise in giving the gift of photographic memories to families who have had a stillbirth, premature baby, infant in the NICU or child with serious or terminal illnesses. Participating photographers will come to the hospital or your home at a time convenient to you and will help supply you with cherished photographic memories. There will be no charge for this service.

Some of us have already been touched by infant loss and appreciate the importance of this gift - its just a way to give back to a wonderful community that we are part of.

President - Jessie Broome

Posted on May 08, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)

Ashton - Stunning Photos by Sarah Black

Please click here to read about Ashton and see Sarah Black's stunning portraits

http://sarahblackphotography.com.au/blog/?p=173

Posted on February 11, 2009 in ACOCP Sessions | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Thank you! ACOCP gets a makeover thanks to our lovely sponsors!

Fiona - Ribbons Galore
Claire at Craftpak
Johana at the photo store

From here on most of our families will receive their photos either boxed or in an album (dependant on the amount of images they have from their session and availability).

We are so grateful to our amazing sponsors and we just know our recipients will love to see their precious photos honoured with some gorgeous packaging

Thank you

Posted on November 17, 2008 in Events | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Changes at the ACOCP

Today our amazing President and founder Siobhan Cowell announced her decision to step down from her role as President for family reasons.

Without a doubt, behind the scenes an organisation such as the ACOCP takes a lot of effort to run, let alone set up and we can all appreciate how much Siobhan has given to make this happen. From all of us here at the ACOCP we want to thank Siobhan for all the time, money and effort she has put into creating this community and wish her and her family all the very best.

Siobhan will continue to be the QLD state contact for the time being so we will still see her around.

Vice President Jessie Broome will be stepping up as President with a new Vice President to be announced very soon.

Please join us in wishing Siobhan well and thanking her for what has been an awesome start for the ACOCP

Thanks Siobhan!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on November 11, 2008 in Events | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

We have a winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A huge congratulations Casandra from Caspix for her winning entry in the Canon Photo 5 Comp!!!!!

We are so proud of Casandra and all our photographers that entered this year

Read Casandra's blog here

Posted on November 11, 2008 in Events | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Vote for our super talented ACOCP photographers in the Canon Photo 5 Comp

We are a talented bunch here at the ACOCP an this year we have a number of photographers that have had their images selected as finalists in the Canon Photo 5 Competition. Its such a fun competition with heaps of fun and creative entries and we are so proud to have representatives from the ACOCP in the finals. Go and check them out and make your votes count!

Keep an eye out for caspix (Professional Category)

Bubbles

Tea light

and Jessie Broome (Professional Category)

Bubbles

Crayon

Good luck girls!

Posted on November 04, 2008 in Events | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

An ACOCP Session by Jessie Broome ( Our Vice President!)

See all the gorgeous photos of Lilly here

http://www.j-studios.com.au/blog/?p=307

Posted on October 25, 2008 in ACOCP Sessions | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New photos of Niamh - born at 23 weeks

Visit Sweet Blue Photography's Blog to see the latest photos of the gorgeous Niamh

http://sweetbluephotography.com.au/blog/?p=103

and you can read Niamh's blog here

http://www.niamhdaybyday.blogspot.com/

Posted on October 22, 2008 in Miracles | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

It's National Babies Day - 17th Oct 2008

FROM THE BONNIE BABES FOUNDATION WEBSITE:-

National Babies Day

It’s National Babies Day - Go Ga-Ga Australia

FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER

Go Ga-Ga is a celebratory idea which runs over an 8 week period and culminates in October with ‘National Babies Day’.

Traditionally, this has been Bonnie Babes biggest and most important fund raising event. The Go Ga-Ga campaign theme has featured many people, from all walks of life, some famous and some not, all with a dummy in their mouths.

The campaign encourages the general public to Go Ga-Ga by purchasing from a range of low priced items, some useful, some novel, some just plain cuddly, all found in specially marked merchandising units at every Target store, during September and October.

By purchasing any of these items, you can help the Foundation secure state-of-the-art medical equipment for many ‘premmy’ hospital wards around the country.

If you would like more information about how you or your company can support or donate to this promotion please contact enquiry@bbf.org.au

Visit the Bonnie Babes Foundation website for all the details

Posted on October 16, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Meet Jayden - by the ACOCP's Clair Bremner

The ACOCP's Clair Bremner has posted a great session she had with Jayden and his family recently. 8yo Jayden is battling Cancer and clair has provided some gorgeous, fun family photos for Jayden and his family.

Read the full story and see the pictures here

http://www.clairbremner.com/blog/?p=33

Our best wishes to Jayden and his family and congratulations to Clair for an amazing job.

Posted on October 15, 2008 in ACOCP Sessions | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

A special little girl - ACOCP in WA

From Davina Hurst in Western Australia

"This shoot involved capturing some memories for this little one who is travelling to Sydney this week to undergo amputation of her foot with the hope that this will allow her to be able to walk."