Become a professional member of ABA and join the hundreds of health professionals who receive the latest in information, research and professional development through ABA each year.

As a professional member, you can enhance your skills, update your knowledge and provide the best service to your clients while meeting your professional development requirements.

Terms and Conditions of Professional Membership

We also offer a free monthly eNewsletter which includes downloadable Fact Sheets on relevant breastfeeding topics, the latest news from ABA and relevant breastfeeding news from Australia and around the world.

You’ll also be kept up-to-date with News Alerts about the latest breastfeeding research and enjoy insider access to new resources and online modules (a cost applies to access some of these resources).

Free eNewsletter Only

Breastfeeding Review is the peer-reviewed professional journal of the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) and is distributed three times per year, in March, July and November.

Breastfeeding Review publishes articles and information on human lactation and its management, including original research papers, scientific findings, case studies, articles on social and ethical aspects of lactation, reviews and letters. The submission of papers and articles is welcomed; all are subject to peer review.

You will have online access to the published articles and will receive a hard copy, unless you opt-out in your membership profile.

Once a month you will receive by email a newsletter. Each month the newsletter will contain news from ABA, and the wider lactation community, along with downloadable lactation fact sheets to support you in your work with families. These fact sheets can be found by clicking on the ‘fact sheet’ tab in the website menu.

You will have member-only access to an evidence-based ‘Feature article’ on a current topic of interest or new research in lactation. These are filed on the website and searchable for finding at a later date.

You will have member-only access to the latest research summaries. These summaries will be based on 4-6 research papers published in the last month. These will also be filed and searchable by topic on the website.

Access to discounted Online Education Modules (with accredited CPD points) – 1 module included annually.

These modules are available via our LMS which requires members to signup. Discount coupons will be provided at the time of joining as an ABA Professional Member.

Consultations with our Scientific Information Officer via online contact form.

We aim to answer your questions regarding the latest evidence on particular breastfeeding-related issues within 5 working days or less.

‘Essence’ is ABA’s member magazine for especially for parents. It features up-to-date information on a range of breastfeeding and early parenting topics, real-life stories, reviews, tips and practical suggestions.

Essence is a great resource for health professionals who would like to keep up-to-date with the information parents are receiving and the issues they are facing.

Essence is also available in bulk amounts of 10, 20 or 50 copies per issue. It is ideal to provide this for your patients or clients to read while they are visiting you, or as a staff development tool.

To order bulk copies per issue please visit the main ABA website.

• Discounted registrations for ABA events (with accredited CPD points)
• 20% off Brodribb, W. (ed) 2019, Breastfeeding Management in Australia. 5th ed. Australian Breastfeeding Association, Victoria. – ABA’s textbook for health professionals
• 10% off ABA shop

Contact info@breastfeeding.asn.au for your discount on books and other resources

If you are a health service organisation you may be interested in purchasing a number of annual Professional Memberships for your staff.

Please contact us on engagement@breastfeeding.asn.au to discuss your staff needs and we will curate an offering that gives you the best professional development outcomes for your situation.