Hi everyone,
We are hurtling towards the end of the year – I can’t believe it. I feel like I say this every year but this year it seems speedier than ever.
Lots of news as usual for us.
ABA’s new webinar series, Newborn Virtual Village, is designed to provide parents with information and support in the early days and weeks after giving birth.
The one-hour, live streamed sessions are available during the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays and offer practical skills and support to help parents establish breastfeeding and adjust to life with a new baby.
Sessions rotate between five different topics which include:
- Comfortable attachment and early days support
- Learning your baby’s feeding and other cues
- Working out your supply in the early days
- Sleep and breastfeeding patterns in the early weeks
- Wellbeing and intimacy post-birth
To find out more, click here.
The ABA bushfire project team are seeking health professionals to talk to about their experience of supporting families with young children in disasters. Have you supported families with children aged 0 to 4 who evacuated or prepared to evacuate during a bushfire, flood or other disaster? Or maybe you cared for families in the aftermath? Perhaps this was in your health professional role, or as a community member or volunteer? Either way, we want to hear about it! Your experience will help us improve planning for infants and young children in future emergencies. Time is running out to be part of this important study, so reach out to Project and Research Lead, Dr Karleen Gribble, to find out more: k.gribble@westernsydney.edu.au
It is that time of year again when we open registrations for the Annual Health Professional Seminar series. Have you had the chance to look at the topics being presented yet? The seminars are a great opportunity to be updated on the latest breastfeeding information while surrounded by friends and colleagues. Registrations are open, early bird price applies now. Find out more here.
ABA’s WHO Code Taskforce continues to collect WHO Code breaches. Thank you to those who have already contributed WHO Code breach reports; we have been very happy with the response. If you spot any unethical advertising of formula and milk drinks for babies up to 36 months of age, bottles/teats, or foods for under 6 months of age, you can help by reporting it via our survey. To read more about the project and report a breach, click here.
Thank you for all your ongoing support,
Naomi Hull
Senior Manager Breastfeeding Information and Research
