Healthy living A to Z

Barmah Forest virus

• Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes in Western Australia
• Insect repellent
• Prevent mosquito bites at home
• Prevent mosquito bites on holiday in Australia
• Prevent mosquito bites on holiday overseas
• Prevent mosquito-borne disease on holiday overseas

Bed bugs

• Bed bugs

Birth

• Family Birth Centre Midwifery Group Practice – a special beginning
• Having a baby at Armadale Health Service
• Having a baby at Bentley Hospital
• Having a baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital
• Having a baby at Joondalup Health Campus
• Having a baby at King Edward Memorial Hospital
• Having a baby at Osborne Park Hospital
• Having a baby at Rockingham General Hospital
• Having a baby at St John of God Midland Public Hospital
• Having a baby at the Family Birth Centre – King Edward Memorial Hospital
• Having a baby in a public country hospital in WA
• Having a baby in a public hospital
• Having a baby in private care
• Having a baby in the Goldfields
• Having a baby in the Great Southern
• Having a baby in the Kimberley
• Having a baby in the Midwest
• Having a baby in the Pilbara
• Having a baby in the South West
• Having a baby in the Wheatbelt
• Labour and birth using water
• Midwifery Group Practice
• Which public maternity hospital in Perth will I be referred to?
• Your maternity care options

Birth defects

• Information collected by the Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies WARDA
• Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies

Biting midges

• Biting midges

Bladder

• Bladder health

Blocked milk ducts

• Blocked milk ducts

Blood

• Circulatory system
• Coronary arteries
• Electrical system
• Heartbeat and pulse
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding while taking warfarin

Blood-borne viruses

• Body art
• Ebolavirus disease (EVD)
• HIV and AIDS
• Needle and syringe programs
• Needle and syringe programs in WA
• Risks to your health when overseas
• Safe disposal of needles and syringes
• Treating needlestick injuries
• Where to find needle and syringe programs in WA

Body art and personal appearance

• Body art
• Choosing the right body artist
• Potential health risks of body art
• Preparing yourself for body art
• Taking care of body art
• What you need to know about body art

Bore water

• Bore water

Botox

• Cosmetic injections

Bowel

• Bowel health

Bowel cancer

• Familial Cancer Program

Branding

• Body art
• Choosing the right body artist
• Preparing yourself for body art
• Taking care of body art
• What you need to know about body art

Breast cancer

• Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and cancer
• Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and cancer
• Familial Cancer Program
• Screening mammography with BreastScreen WA

Breast milk

• Breastfeeding
• Breastmilk and infant formula
• Common breastfeeding issues
• Expressing and storing breast milk
• Food safety for breastfeeding
• Healthy eating for breastfeeding
• Medications and breastfeeding
• Signs your baby is hungry
• Signs your breast milk is flowing
• Stopping breastfeeding after the loss of your baby or child
• Using expressed breast milk for extra feeds

Breast screening

• Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and cancer
• Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and cancer
• Screening mammography with BreastScreen WA

Breastfeeding

• Advice for dads of breastfed babies
• Alcohol and drug use while breastfeeding
• Baby’s first foods – a guide to the best foods for your baby
• Blocked milk ducts
• Breastfeeding
• Breastmilk and infant formula
• Caring for your nipples when breastfeeding
• Common breastfeeding issues
• Donating your breast milk
• Engorgement
• Expressing and storing breast milk
• Food allergies and your baby’s first foods
• Food safety for breastfeeding
• Getting started with breastfeeding
• Healthy eating for breastfeeding
• Hepatitis C and breastfeeding
• Is it safe to use drugs or drink alcohol when pregnant?
• Mastitis
• Medications and breastfeeding
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding while taking warfarin
• Pregnancy and pesticides
• Safe preparation and use of infant formula
• Signs your baby is hungry
• Signs your breast milk is flowing
• Stopping breastfeeding after the loss of your baby or child
• Using expressed breast milk for extra feeds
• Vitamin D for pregnant women and new mothers

Bushfire

• Rainwater tanks after a bushfire