Consumers
Information for parents and carers
Pregnancy
- Having a miscarriage (PDF, 492kB)
- Steroids in pregnancy (PDF, 283kB)
- Ectopic pregnancy (PDF, 406kB)
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy (PDF, 382kB)
- High blood pressure (hypertension) in pregnancy (PDF, 648kB)
- Publicly funded homebirth (PDF, 703kB)
- Induction of labour (PDF, 532kB)
- Iron deficiency: A guide to taking iron tablets (PDF, 261kB) - Developed by Lifeblood (Australian Red Cross)
- Pain and bleeding in pregnancy (PDF, 513kB)
- Mental health during pregnancy and after birth (PDF, 607kB)
- Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy (PDF, 503kB)
- Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) (PDF, 406kB)
- Term prelabour rupture of membranes (Term PROM) (PDF, 374kB)
- Rh D negative woman and pregnancy (PDF, 719kB)
- Seatbelts and pregnancy (PDF, 394kB)
- Substance use in pregnancy (PDF, 321kB)
- Syphilis and pregnancy (PDF, 402kB)
- Syphilis in pregnancy and Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) (PDF, 402kB)
- Termination of pregnancy (PDF, 560kB)
- VTE in pregnancy (a blood clot in the vein) (PDF, 277kB)
- Pregnancy after bariatric surgery or with a weight above a healthy range (PDF, 458kB)
Labour, birth and following birth
- Bleeding after birth (PDF, 439kB)
- Haemorrhage after birth (PDF, 320kB)
- Early labour (PDF, 774kB) (Updated Dec 2022)
- Fetal monitoring in labour (PDF, 512kB)
- Intrapartum pain management (PDF, 743kB)
- Instrumental vaginal birth (PDF, 858kB)
- Your perineum and having a baby (PDF, 1593kB)
- Mental health during pregnancy and after birth (PDF, 607kB)
- Perineal tears - third and fourth degree (PDF, 690kB)
- Preterm labour and birth (PDF, 264kB)
- Grief after your baby dies (PDF, 291kB)
- What to expect after your baby dies (PDF, 331kB)
- Autopsy examination of a baby (PDF, 378kB)
- Vaginal birth after caesarean (PDF, 538kB)
Newborn babies
- Babies born very early (PDF, 322kB)
- Breastfeeding your baby (PDF, 388kB)
- Breastfeeding and medicines (PDF, 568kB)
- Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (PDF, 337kB)
- Neonatal (newborn) abstinence syndrome (NAS) (PDF, 301kB)
- Antidepressants and your baby (PDF, 447kB)
- Jaundice in newborn babies (PDF, 376kB)
- Newborn hypoglycaemia (PDF, 452kB)
- Newborn resuscitation (PDF, 422kB)
- Respiratory distress and CPAP (PDF, 660kB)
- Newborn bloodspot screening test (PDF,393kB)
- Routine newborn assessment (PDF, 481kB)
- Small for gestational age baby (PDF, 842kB)
- Seizures in newborn babies (PDF, 351kB)
- Baby needing transfer (PDF, 430kB)
The parent information sheets below are made available for ease of reference and were not developed by Queensland Health
- Newborn bloodspot screening video for parents and carers—Video for parents and carers about the newborn bloodspot screening test (2 minutes)
- Safer Baby Bundle: Parent information aimed at reducing stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE)
- Baby CPR video for parents—Video for parents and carers about how to resuscitate a baby. Developed by CPR Kids.
- Red Nose information statement: Safe sleeping- sharing a sleep surface with a baby (PDF, 909kB)
- Australian Breastfeeding Association: Breastfeeding and co-sleeping
Consumer representation
Consumers representatives participate in statewide working parties as part of a multidisciplinary team that also includes doctors, midwives, nurses and allied health staff. Working parties provide expert opinion on the scope and content of clinical guidelines and related works. The consumer role may include commenting on aspects of care, sensitive and respectful language, and the flow of information.
QCG Consumer engagement strategy (PDF, 344kb) (Updated November 2023) details how Queensland Clinical Guidelines (QCG) and consumers work together during development of clinical guidelines and related works.
Consumer role description (PDF, 209kb) (Updated Jan 2024) – Details the role, requirements and selection of consumer representatives.
Become a QCG consumer representative (complete both steps)
- Register as a consumer representative - receive email notifications about opportunities to participate
- Submit a brief expression of interest (EOI) for each opportunity that interests you (Instructions are contained within notification emails)
Two consumer representatives will usually be selected for each working party or guideline related work.
Requirements for working party membership
To participate in a working party consumer representatives are required to:
- Declare conflicts of interest when submitting an EOI
- Sign the Consumer Engagement Agreement agreeing to the Code of Conduct
- Consent to a Criminal History Check (once only) – required under the Public Services Act
Criminal History Checks and compliance to the Code of Conduct for the Queensland Public Service are required for all employees, volunteers, students, consultants and independent contractors under the Public Service Act and Queensland Government policy.
Access to a phone, computer and internet, and some computer literacy is required as working parties do not meet face-to-face. No formal qualifications are necessary.
Queensland Health employees can not be remunerated for consumer representation.
Further information
See the Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 380kb) or contact us