My Baby's Mind, Cultural Understanding of Pregnancy and Parenting Attachment in the First 1000 days
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Tamborine Gallery
| Tuesday, September 1, 2026 |
| 10:55 AM - 11:15 AM |
Overview
Zakiyyah Muhammad, Family Haven SA
Three Key Learnings
1. The experience of 5 Bilingual Bi-cultural groups and their pregnancy and parenting journey.
2. How to better understand and engage multicultural community in relation to Infant mental health.
3. The use of mandalas in the therapy space with multicultural community.
Speaker
Ms Zakiyyah Muhammad
Director
Family Haven SA
My Baby's Mind, Cultural Understanding of Pregnancy and Parenting Attachment in the First 1000 days
Abstract
My Baby’s Mind Resource was developed by Zakiyyah after a successful grant application through the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH). It’s purpose and goals are to enhance the parent – infant relationship between CALD communities and health professionals.
Journeying alongside Bi Lingual, Bi Cultural Workers Zakiyyah was able to consult with the Pashtun, Syrian, Nepali, Spanish speaking and Burmese community. Where 6hrs of rich, open, in-depth conversations and education were able to take place and be filmed.
Topics also include – Domestic and Family Violence, impacts of COVID19, homelessness, transition from one country to another and what services they found helpful.
The resource has been further developed into a two day training course targeted at health professionals and those keen to learn and build relationships with new arrival communities.
“A Cultural Understanding of Pregnancy and Parenting Attachment in the First 1000 days.” is a two day training package which includes full access to these in-depth filmed consultations in relation to their experiences and understanding of infant mental health.
Journeying alongside Bi Lingual, Bi Cultural Workers Zakiyyah was able to consult with the Pashtun, Syrian, Nepali, Spanish speaking and Burmese community. Where 6hrs of rich, open, in-depth conversations and education were able to take place and be filmed.
Topics also include – Domestic and Family Violence, impacts of COVID19, homelessness, transition from one country to another and what services they found helpful.
The resource has been further developed into a two day training course targeted at health professionals and those keen to learn and build relationships with new arrival communities.
“A Cultural Understanding of Pregnancy and Parenting Attachment in the First 1000 days.” is a two day training package which includes full access to these in-depth filmed consultations in relation to their experiences and understanding of infant mental health.
Biography
Zakiyyah has experience supporting the most vulnerable members of the global community and has journeyed with those across the life-course from newborns through to our elders.
Zakiyyah’s passions have led her to obtaining a wide range of experience and qualifications which enhance her holistic practice. She is also an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, a qualified Doula and an NCAST Accredited Parent – Child Interaction Instructor and Assessor in South Australia in both Feeding and Teaching Scales.
The My Baby’s Mind Resource which she has developed is to further support Service Providers to better engage with families from multicultural backgrounds.
