Yarning about breastfeeding

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48 “When it’s your own Community you love them as much as they love you, so you… give that extra care.” – Deanne, Antenatal Worker Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative Horsham At Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Cooperative, Deanne has been providing maternity services as the Antenatal Worker for the past seven years. Deanne is well-known in her Community and highly trusted by her clients. Deanne offers antenatal and postnatal support to Aboriginal mothers and mothers of Aboriginal children and works to promote breastfeeding in her Community. She assists her clients with booking into the hospital, as well as providing transport to and from hospital appointments. Deanne has recently started a parents group, which while still in its early days, provides mothers and fathers with the opportunity to socialize and share advice and support around pregnancy and breastfeeding. To create a supportive breastfeeding environment there are images of Aboriginal mothers breastfeeding (pictured) displayed at the Co-op. These help mothers in the Community feel more comfortable breastfeeding. There is a strong partnership between the local hospital and the Co-op, supporting families throughout pregnancy. The Co-op rents breast pumps from the hospital to loan to mothers wishing to express breastmilk. There is also a good relationship between Deanne and the local Maternal and Child Health Nurse, offering home visits to clients to give that extra support during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Having five kids of her own, all of whom were breastfed, Deanne shares her personal story and experience about breastfeeding with mothers. Deanne provides families with information about breastfeeding and its benefits, and encourages mothers to give it a go. Deanne refers mothers to local breastfeeding facilitators, Nola and Keiwa, if they need that extra support.
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Page 1 and 2: Yarning about breastfeeding: Celebr
Page 3 and 4: Contents 4 Acknowledgments & Artwor
Page 5 and 6: Foreword Our people have been breas
Page 7 and 8: About breastfeeding 1 The World Hea
Page 9 and 10: Jacara Egan Gunditjmara | Muthi Mut
Page 11 and 12: feeling disconnected at times, whic
Page 13 and 14: Keith Morgan Gunai | Kurnai Keith i
Page 15 and 16: It’s important that not only your
Page 17 and 18: Robyn Bradley Gunditjmara Aborigina
Page 19 and 20: Rikki Bamblett Yorta Yorta | Gundit
Page 21 and 22: Ron Briggs Yorta Yorta | Gunditjmar
Page 23 and 24: Brodie Cook Yorta Yorta Brodie Cook
Page 25 and 26: It was about learning. But once I g
Page 27 and 28: Andrew Hood Yorta Yorta | Kurnai An
Page 29 and 30: The Northern Hospital Epping Northe
Page 31 and 32: Sonniya Barney Gunditjmara | Bunjal
Page 33 and 34: Whitney Solomon Gerang Gerang | Nga
Page 35 and 36: Wathaurong Aboriginal Health Servic
Page 37 and 38: The Mercy Hospital for Women Heidel
Page 39 and 40: Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corpo
Page 41 and 42: Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-o
Page 43 and 44: Justine Rigby Ngemba “I think I j
Page 45 and 46: Swan Hill Aboriginal Health Service
Page 47: Shakara Montalto Gunditjmara In Apr
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