Why school based breastfeeding/chestfeeding education?
Values and attitudes about breastfeeding/ chestfeeding start early, and are guided by the role models and education about the subject in the early years.
It is my mission and vision to improve breastfeeding/ chestfeeding rates, decrease the rates of health problems related to not breastfeeding, improve support and normalise breastfeeding.
Educating school students on breastfeeding not only empowers our future breastfeeders/ chestfeeders, but educates the wider community- our future politicians, policy makers, environmentalists, retail managers, employers, health care workers so that every cultural and social system is set up to support breastfeeding babies, children and families.
Read more here on an Evaluation of the Effectiveness of School Based Breastfeeding Education and abstract brief
The Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy: 2019 and Beyond aims to improve breastfeeding rates nationally. Structural enablers include "supporting breastfeeding education in schools and communities".
grade 5-6 content (breastfeeding basics. $650 for 2 hour session)
structure and function of the breast basics (biology/science)
social and cultural attitudes to breastfeeding (humanities and social science)
benefits of breastfeeding, risks of formula feeding (health, environment, economy)
basics of marketing strategies
normalising breastfeeding in current culture
year 11-12 content over 3 sessions ($1700 for 3x 2 hour sessions)
session 1- social science
social and cultural attitudes to breastfeeding (humanities and social science)
benefits of breastfeeding, risks of formula feeding (health, environment, economy)
critical analysis of marketing strategies
what impacts on breastfeeding
normalising breastfeeding in current culture
session 2- human anatomy and physiology
structure and function of the breast
hormones
how lactation works
medical indications of breastmilk substitutes
session 3- practical breastfeeding
biologically normal breastfeeding- frequency and duration
how to get the best start to breastfeeding and succeed
breastfeeding in public
breastfeeding and the law
what is BFHI?
breastfeeding myths
