Breastfeeding Resources for Health Professionals
Documents & promotional materials
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
Development and evaluation of formal guidelines for donor selection for human milk banks.
The Red Cross Australia Lifeblood Milk Bank milk donor guidelines were developed using international standards with adaptation to Australian epidemiology. Over the first 12 months of Lifeblood’s Milk Bank operation the authors recorded the number of donors whose milk was not accepted and the reasons for rejection.
ABM Clinical Protocol #33: Lactation Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Plus Patients.
This article aims to provide guidance for those lactation support professionals who give care to parents who identify as LGBTQ+.
Using the Coronavirus Pandemic as an Opportunity to Address the Use of Human Milk and Breastfeeding as Lifesaving Medical Interventions.
At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, knowledge of how the virus progresses is incomplete. Currently, based on limited testing in COVID-19 and SARS (which is a very similar virus) and other respiratory viruses, breastmilk is thought not to be important in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: frequently asked questions on the roles and responsibilities of health workers
This frequently asked questions (FAQ) document aims to provide health workers with information on their specific roles and responsibilities in protecting breastfeeding practices against the inappropriate promotion of breastmilk substitutes by manufacturers and distributors.
World Health Organisation launches 2020 Report on the Status of The Code
A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information.
World Health Organisation launches 2020 Report on the Status of The Code
A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information.
