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

ABA Professional News – February 2021

Here we are in March 2021 already and still living [...]

By ABA Rose|24 February 2021|Categories: Monthly News|Tags: Australian dietary guidelines, COVID-19, professional membership, student membership, World Health Organization|

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 infection, breastfeeding and breastmilk: February 2021 update

By Dr Susan Tawia, BSc PhD Dip Breastfeeding Mngt Cert [...]

By ABA Rose|24 February 2021|Categories: Feature Articles|Tags: breastfeeding, breastmilk, COVID-19, infection, mother-baby separation, SARS-CoV-2|

Opioid Use in Breastfeeding Mothers and Neonatal Risks

Hale TW, Krutsch K. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Dec 13. [...]

By ABA Rose|24 February 2021|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: buprenorphine, codeine, methadone, morphine, opioid|

Allergic prevention through breastfeeding

Mennini M, Arasi S, Fiocchi AG.Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. [...]

By ABA Rose|24 February 2021|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: allergy, asthma, atopic dermatitis, epigenetics|

Local Anesthesia and Breastfeeding

Anderson PO.Breastfeed Med. 2020 Dec 28. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0384. Online ahead [...]

By ABA Rose|24 February 2021|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: anaesthesia, anaesthetic, breastfeeding, lidocaine, lignocaine|