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

Fact sheet: Continuing breastfeeding

By ABA Rose|19 May 2022|Categories: Factsheets|Tags: breastfeeding, continuing breastfeeding, infancy, pregnancy, tandem feeding, World Health Organization|

ABA Professional News – May 2022

Hi everyone, We seem to say this every month, but [...]

By Naomi Hull|19 May 2022|Categories: Monthly News|Tags: election priorities for breastfeeding, monthly news, Naomi Hull, National Mothering Week, National Volunteer Week, news|

Vertical transmission and neonatal outcomes following maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy

Kyle, M. H., Hussain, M., Saltz, V., Mollicone, I., Bence, [...]

By ABA Rose|18 May 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastmilk, neonatal outcomes, pre-term delivery, pregnancy, SARS-CoV-2, vertical transmission|

Measuring and valuing women’s productivity: the Mothers’ Milk Tool

Dr Julie P Smith Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, [...]

By ABA Rose|18 May 2022|Categories: Feature Articles|Tags: breastmilk, breatsfeeding, economic value, gender responsive budgeting, human milk production, mothers' milk tool, policy decision-making, World Health Organization|

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|