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

The sleeper effect of perceived insufficient milk supply in US mothers.

Whipps MD, Demirci JR.Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug 4:1–7. [...]

By ABA Rose|21 September 2020|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: milk supply, perceived insufficient milk, self-efficacy|

Increased Breastfeeding Frequency Enhances Milk Production and Infant Weight Gain: Correlation with the Basal Maternal Prolactin Level.

Huang SK, Chih MH.Breastfeed Med. 2020 Aug 14. doi: [...]

By ABA Rose|21 September 2020|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: breastfeeding frequency, frequency of feeds, number of feeds, prolactin|

Mucosal Immunity and Liver Metabolism in the Complex Condition of Lactation Insufficiency.

Betts CB, Quackenbush A, Anderson W, Marshall NE, Schedin [...]

By ABA Rose|21 September 2020|Categories: Research Summaries|Tags: immune, immunity, lactation, milk supply|

Too much milk

By ABA Rose|26 August 2020|Categories: Factsheets|Tags: blocked ducts, breastmilk, low milk supply, mastitis, milk ejection reflex, oversupply, supply|

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 infection, breastfeeding, breastmilk and mother-baby separation

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

By ABA Rose|26 August 2020|Categories: Feature Articles|Tags: breastfeeding, breastmilk, COVID-19, infection, mother-baby separation, SARS-CoV-2|