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Breastfeeding
Australian Breastfeeding Association
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Australia's leading source of breastfeeding information and support. Through a range of services, the Association supports and encourages women who wish to breastfeed their babies, and advocates to raise community awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and human milk to child and maternal health.
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Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) Institute and Dr Pam
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Making your life with baby as enjoyable as possible. Learn about gestalt breastfeeding approaches to help with comfortable breastfeeding.
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Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
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The ABM has an incredible suite of up-to-date evidence-based protocols relating to breastfeeding, be sure to check them out. They have also adapted these into fabulous parent handouts under the resources tab. I especially love these two protocols:
6. Bedsharing and Breastfeeding (2019)
37. Physiological Infant Care (2023)
Mental Health
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)
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have a range of position statements and guidelines relating to care of infants and how to support infant mental health, including responding to infant cues, sleep, and the rights of the infant.
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https://www.aaimh.org.au/resources/position-statements-and-guidelines/
Pain
painHEALTH
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Empowering you to manage pain
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Clinically supported information, tips, support and personal stories to help you manage musculoskeletal pain.
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Explain Pain and Painful Yarns
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Books of metaphors and stories to help understand the biology of pain
Pelvic Health
Pelvic Health Foundation of Australia
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A not-for-profit organisation formed to build a healthier and more productive community by improving the quality of life of people with pelvic pain
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Offer specific pelvic floor relaxation resources for men and women
Sleep and settling
Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) Institute and Dr Pam
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Making your life with baby as enjoyable as possible. Learn about this approach to sleep that works with your unique baby.
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Little Sparklers
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Little Sparklers is an Australian registered charity. They empower families to nurture their young children - day in and night out.
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They offer free peer support through the online movement, The Beyond Sleep Training Project and share real stories of how families are making life work via The Beyond Sleep Training Podcast.
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By understanding normal behaviour and development, families can establish realistic expectations for their children.
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Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
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The ABM has an incredible suite of up-to-date evidence-based protocols relating to breastfeeding, be sure to check them out. They have also adapted these into fabulous parent handouts under the resources tab. I especially love these two protocols:
6. Bedsharing and Breastfeeding (2019)
37. Physiological Infant Care (2023)
Babywearing
Babywearing Practice
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Liz Wagenknect is the principal babywearing consultant of the Babywearing Practice and of one of the leading babywearing educators in Australia, having established the Babywearing School Australia. The Babywearing Practice SAFE babywearing safety principles can be found here.