Breastfeeding Resources for Health Professionals

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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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Tailored support for LGBTQIA+ families

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ABA resources on breastfeeding twins, triplets or more!

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ABA resources on pregnancy with diabetes

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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

ABA Professional News – November 2022

Hi everyone, We are hurtling towards the end of [...]

By ABA Rose|23 November 2022|Categories: Monthly News|Tags: breastfeeding, monthly news, Naomi Hull, Newborn virtual village|

ABA Professional News – October 2022

Hi everyone, First of all, I would like to send [...]

By ABA Rose|26 October 2022|Categories: Monthly News|Tags: Community Protection for Infants and Young Children in Bushfire Emergencies Project, news, unethical marketing of infant formula, WHO Code Taskforce|

Breast refusal

By ABA Rose|24 October 2022|Categories: Factsheets|Tags: breast refusal, information, skin-to-skin contact, strategies, support|

Maternal mental health and breastfeeding – connecting research and practice

D. Anderson, Master Social Work student, Cert IV BE, GradCertPH, [...]

By ABA Rose|24 October 2022|Categories: Feature Articles|Tags: anxiety, breastfeeding, depression, determinants, maternal mental health, mechanisms|

Association between breastfeeding and postpartum depression: A meta-analysis

Xia, M., Luo, J., Wang, J., & Liang, Y. (2022). [...]

By ABA Rose|21 October 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastfeeding, maternal mental health, postpartum depression, PPD|

Guide of management of alterations in mineral and bone metabolism during gestation and lactation

García Martín, A., Alhambra Expósito, M. R., Cortés Berdonces, M., [...]

By ABA Rose|21 October 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: foetal skeleton, gestation, lactation, mineral and bone metabolism|