Breastfeeding Resources for Health Professionals

Documents & promotional materials

ABA produces resources that are available free of charge to health services. These resources promote the Breastfeeding Helpline and other ABA services that support breastfeeding mothers and their families

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10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management

Designed with your needs as a health professional in mind

This course will help you to further develop your skills and knowledge in lactation support.

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Breastfeeding counselling skills for health professionals

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A health professional’s guide to ABA’s updated information on engorgement, localised breast inflammation and mastitis

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Infant and young child feeding - Global and Australian guidance

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Videos

Breastfeeding Basics

Breastfeeding: Getting started (0:06)

Chapter 1: Starting out (0:32)

Chapter 2: Getting closer (1:55)

Chapter 3: What to expect (3:55)

Chapter 4: Feeding cues (5:04)

Chapter 5: Making feeding comfortable for you and baby (6:03)

Baby-led attachment (6:52)

Mother-led attachment (7:39)

Chapter 6: How do I know if baby is getting enough? (10:58)

Hand expressing (12:02)

Reverse pressure softening (12:13)

Chapter 7: Help and encouragement (12:30)

Articles

Exclusive breastfeeding promotion policies: whose oxygen mask are we prioritizing?

Rueda, C., Bright, M. A., Roussos-Ross, D., & Montoya-Williams, D. [...]

By ABA Rose|16 May 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, health benefits, maternal and infant health outcomes, mother-infant dyad, promotion policies|

Down syndrome and breastfeeding: A systematic review

Magenis, M. L., de Faveri, W., Castro, K., Forte, G. [...]

By ABA Rose|16 May 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastfeeding, down syndrome, gastrointestinal problems, muscular hypotonia, neurological problems, ongenital heart defects, orthodontic alterations, systematic review|

Views and experiences of women, peer supporters and healthcare professionals on breastfeeding peer support: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Chang, Y. S., Beake, M. S., Kam, M. J., Lok, [...]

By ABA Rose|16 May 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastfeeding, breastfeeding peer support, healthcare professionals, midwifery, peer support|

ABA Professional News – April 2022

Hi everyone, April has been a busy month for advocacy [...]

By Naomi Hull|29 April 2022|Categories: Monthly News|Tags: advocacy, april 2022, election priorities, monthly news, mothers' milk tool, Naomi Hull, news, WHO code|

What is known about human milk bank donors around the world: a systematic scoping review

Gutierrez Dos Santos, B., & Perrin, M. T. (2022). What [...]

By ABA Rose|27 April 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: adverse health outcomes, altruism, avoiding waste, breastmilk, donor human milk, excess milk, milk bank, milk bank donors, World Health Organization|

Systematic review of the evidence for resolution of common breastfeeding problems – ankyloglossia (tongue-tie)

Bruney, T. L., Scime, N. V., Madubueze, A., & Chaput, [...]

By ABA Rose|27 April 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: ankyloglossia, breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, infant pain, tongue-tie|