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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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 – March 2022

Hi everyone, It was great to see so many new [...]

By Naomi Hull|30 March 2022|Categories: News|Tags: breastfeeding friendly workplace, crisis, floods, Health Professional Seminar Series, march news, monthly news, Naomi Hull, National Obesity Strategy 2022–2032, structure and function of the breast, ukraine war|

ABA Professional News – February 2022

Hi everyone, The countdown is on to our Health Professional [...]

By Naomi Hull|23 February 2022|Categories: Monthly News|Tags: Health Professional Seminar Series, International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, monthly news, Naomi Hull, news, professional membership, WHO code, World Health Organization|

Breastfeeding experiences of autistic mothers

Susan Tawia BSc PhD Dip Breastfeeding Mgmt Cert IV Breastfeeding [...]

By ABA Rose|23 February 2022|Categories: Feature Articles|Tags: Asperger syndrome, autism, autistic mother, breastfeeding, breastfeeding experiences|

Why do women consume alcohol during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?

Popova, S., Dozet, D., Akhand Laboni, S., Brower, K., & [...]

By ABA Rose|23 February 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: alcohol, breastfeeding, education, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, pregnant|

Tandem breastfeeding and human milk macronutrients: a prospective observational study

Rosenberg, G., Mangel, L., Mandel, D., Marom, R., & Lubetzky, [...]

By ABA Rose|23 February 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastfeeding, human milk macronutrients, macronutrient, Tandem breastfeeding|

Recent understanding of human milk oligosaccharides in establishing infant gut microbiome and roles in immune system

Singh, R. P., Niharika, J., Knodepudi, K. K., Bishnoi, M., [...]

By ABA Rose|23 February 2022|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: gut microbiome, human milk oligosaccharides, immune system, infant|