Are you a Health Professional working with breastfed/chestfed babies and children?

You might be a paediatrician, work in an emergency department, a surgeon treating children, or an allied health professional working with children across the hospital. These pages cover:

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• Breastfeeding/chestfeeding on the postnatal ward

  • ​Normal breastfeeding/chestfeeding patterns

  • Breastfeeding/chestfeeding the late preterm baby

  • Breastfeeding/chestfeeding-friendly management of excessive weight loss

  • Breastfeeding/chestfeeding-friendly management of jaundice

  • Breastfeeding/chestfeeding-friendly management of hypoglycaemia

  • Reluctance to feed

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• Breastfeeding/chestfeeding on the neonatal unit, including establishing and maintaining milk supply by exclusive expressing ("pumping")

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• Donor human milk

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• Acute medical problems in a breastfed/chestfed child, particularly gastroenteritis

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• Managing breastfeeding/chestfeeding when admission is required

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• Faltering growth in the breastfed/chestfed baby

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• The crying baby (how is feeding involved or affected?)

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• Breastfeeding/chestfeeding a baby or child with complex medical problems or disabilities, including surgical conditions

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• Non-nutritional aspects of breastfeeding/chestfeeding, including feeding as analgesia

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• Contraindications to breastfeeding/chestfeeding (related to the child)

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If you are a GP or work in a community setting, please visit our sister site, the GP Infant Feeding Network

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The Australian resource for doctors, "LactaMap" is also very comprehensive