Hi everyone, 

First of all, I would like to send a huge thank you to all who were able to provide insights into how you access professional development and what is on top for you with regard to lactation and breastfeeding education. Much appreciated. A copy of Breastfeeding Management in Australia 5th Edition and a full set of ABA Booklets will be winging their way to the lucky winners this week.  

Did you see the recent publication of The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce: pregnancy and perinatal guidelines? They are freely available here.   

The Community Protection for Infants and Young Children in Bushfire Emergencies Project  continues. The priority continues to be recruitment of participants for the survey. This is important – the more experiences we can collect the better we will be able to prepare resources for the community. You can help us to make this project a success, by sharing the survey with families you support and maybe even completing it yourself.  

ABA’s WHO Code Taskforce continues to collect WHO Code breaches. Thank you to those of you 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. 

ABA is happy to support researchers to recruit participants to their projects. University of Melbourne researchers are recruiting for a study looking at pain in newborns. Consider responding to their survey. If you are a nurse or midwife, you’re invited to participate in a brief (10-15 minute), anonymous, online survey about parents’ involvement in managing their babies’ pain during heel lance needle procedures (ABA Research Approval Number 2022-08 University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee Approval number 2022-23533-32124-3). 

 

Thank you for all your ongoing support,  

Naomi Hull

Senior Manager Breastfeeding Information and Research