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Breastfeeding and lactation
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Emergency Department
Maternity
During your pregnancy
After the birth of your baby
Parent education
Neonatal special care
Breastfeeding and lactation
Support for mums and families
Medical and surgical
Rehabilitation services
Allied health
Cardiac rehabilitation
Chronic pain management
Exercise physiology
Falls prevention and balance
Hydrotherapy
Inpatient rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation
Occupational therapy
Oncology rehabilitation
Orthopaedic rehabilitation
Outpatient rehabilitation
Parkinson's disease
Physiotherapy
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Reconditioning
Speech pathology
Stroke rehabilitation
Community and youth
Healthcare at Home
Self-funded care
Breastfeeding and lactation
Breastfeeding helps babies gain the best start in life, catering for all their nutritional needs for the first six months.
Our maternity teams offer professional care and guidance to help with your breastfeeding and lactation - both during your hospital stay and once you return home with your new baby.
Breastfeeding is a skill which is learned by both the mother and baby. If you choose to breastfeed, we're here to help you. That's why you'll find such a wide range of breastfeeding and lactation support services on offer at our hospital.
Our support services
St John of God Health Care supports the World Health Organisation's recommendations for mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond.
Our caregivers support you by providing the best information and guidance available, whatever choice you make to suit you and your baby's needs.
Build the knowledge and skills of breastfeeding mothers
Support you and your baby to achieve successful breastfeeding
Aim to increase the incidence and duration of breastfeeding
During your pregnancy
Our hospital offers a range of parent education classes, including antenatal (pre-birth) classes that focus on building your confidence in what to expect from breastfeeding.
While in hospital
Our midwives and nurses are experienced in supporting new mums with breastfeeding and lactation. We can also provide highly qualified lactation consultants where needed.
Once at home
Many of our breastfeeding and lactation support services are available for patients when they are back home too. These may include home visits by midwives and lactation consultants, telephone support, breastfeeding circle, and breastfeeding clinic (where extra assistance is required).
What we can help you with
Difficulty attaching your baby to the breast
Sore, cracked or inverted nipples
Too much or too little milk
Mastitis
Engorgement and/or breast pain
Unsettled/unhappy baby
Baby not gaining weight
Refusal of breast by your baby
Difficulty expressing milk
Breastfeeding twins
Breastfeeding a premature baby
Some benefits in breastfeeding your baby
Breast milk is specifically formulated to meet all your baby’s nutritional needs for the first six months
Breastfed babies are less likely to suffer from gastroenteritis, respiratory illness and middle ear infection
Breastfed babies have a decreased risk of allergies and an increased resistance to infections, along with many other health benefits
It can help with positive mother-baby bonding
Some benefits for breastfeeding mothers
Breastfeeding hormones will help you relax and give you a feeling of wellbeing
It promotes a faster recovery from childbirth in mothers
Breastfeeding reduces the health risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures, and the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers in later life
It can help with positive mother-baby bonding
For more information on breastfeeding
Australian Breastfeeding Association
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Our maternity services
Ballarat obstetricians
St John of God Raphael Services
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to Elders past and present.
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Our services
Maternity
Breastfeeding and lactation
Our services
Emergency Department
Maternity
During your pregnancy
After the birth of your baby
Parent education
Neonatal special care
Breastfeeding and lactation
Support for mums and families
Medical and surgical
Rehabilitation services
Allied health
Cardiac rehabilitation
Chronic pain management
Exercise physiology
Falls prevention and balance
Hydrotherapy
Inpatient rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation
Occupational therapy
Oncology rehabilitation
Orthopaedic rehabilitation
Outpatient rehabilitation
Parkinson's disease
Physiotherapy
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Reconditioning
Speech pathology
Stroke rehabilitation
Community and youth
Healthcare at Home
Self-funded care
Breastfeeding and lactation
Breastfeeding helps babies gain the best start in life, catering for all their nutritional needs for the first six months.
Our maternity teams offer professional care and guidance to help with your breastfeeding and lactation - both during your hospital stay and once you return home with your new baby.
Breastfeeding is a skill which is learned by both the mother and baby. If you choose to breastfeed, we're here to help you. That's why you'll find such a wide range of breastfeeding and lactation support services on offer at our hospital.
Our support services
St John of God Health Care supports the World Health Organisation's recommendations for mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond.
Our caregivers support you by providing the best information and guidance available, whatever choice you make to suit you and your baby's needs.
Build the knowledge and skills of breastfeeding mothers
Support you and your baby to achieve successful breastfeeding
Aim to increase the incidence and duration of breastfeeding
During your pregnancy
Our hospital offers a range of parent education classes, including antenatal (pre-birth) classes that focus on building your confidence in what to expect from breastfeeding.
While in hospital
Our midwives and nurses are experienced in supporting new mums with breastfeeding and lactation. We can also provide highly qualified lactation consultants where needed.
Once at home
Many of our breastfeeding and lactation support services are available for patients when they are back home too. These may include home visits by midwives and lactation consultants, telephone support, breastfeeding circle, and breastfeeding clinic (where extra assistance is required).
What we can help you with
Difficulty attaching your baby to the breast
Sore, cracked or inverted nipples
Too much or too little milk
Mastitis
Engorgement and/or breast pain
Unsettled/unhappy baby
Baby not gaining weight
Refusal of breast by your baby
Difficulty expressing milk
Breastfeeding twins
Breastfeeding a premature baby
Some benefits in breastfeeding your baby
Breast milk is specifically formulated to meet all your baby’s nutritional needs for the first six months
Breastfed babies are less likely to suffer from gastroenteritis, respiratory illness and middle ear infection
Breastfed babies have a decreased risk of allergies and an increased resistance to infections, along with many other health benefits
It can help with positive mother-baby bonding
Some benefits for breastfeeding mothers
Breastfeeding hormones will help you relax and give you a feeling of wellbeing
It promotes a faster recovery from childbirth in mothers
Breastfeeding reduces the health risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures, and the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers in later life
It can help with positive mother-baby bonding
For more information on breastfeeding
Australian Breastfeeding Association
You may be interested in
Our maternity services
Ballarat obstetricians
St John of God Raphael Services
Contact us
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to Elders past and present.
Terms of use
Privacy
Rights & responsibilities
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