ABA Professionals Featured Articles
Expanding information and care practices for women experiencing lactation after infant death
In recent years, stillbirth and infant death have gained increased attention in the media, and from policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Significantly, however, a mother’s lactation and milk donation options after stillbirth or infant death remain hidden.
Skin-to-Skin Contact/Kangaroo Care
Skin-to-Skin Contact (SSC) is when a naked baby is placed prone on the bare chest of their mother/father/partner/significant other. A blanket is then placed over the back of the baby, so that they remain warm.
Immunology and breastmilk
This article is a summary of the immunological properties of breastmilk with a focus on a select number of bioactive components.
Assessing adequate milk intake in term newborns
This article discusses the evidence around expected weight loss in the early days after birth and strategies to assess the intake of a full-term breastfed baby without the use of scales.
Oral Effects of Breastfeeding
The risks of not breastfeeding are many and varied. Perhaps less well-known is the importance of breastfeeding for children with regards to their oral development. Breastfeeding maximises the correct development of speech organs (tongue, lips, mandible, maxilla, soft palate, hard palate, cheeks, dental arches, oral muscles, floor of mouth), with respect to posture, mobility and strength.
Lactation after infant death. Australian Breastfeeding Association
More than 4000 Australian women experience late miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal or older infant death annually.1 The physiological process of secretory activation leading to the onset of breastmilk production is triggered by delivery of the placenta2 and occurs even in the absence of a living infant. Unfortunately many women feel unsupported by their healthcare team when it comes to lactation after infant death.
