Training and Advocacy

I have worked with infants, children and families for almost 20 years. With a background in paediatric nursing and public health nursing, as well as being Internationally board certified as a Lactation Consultant, I serve both families and professionals with a wealth of knowledge in infant feeding through medical complexity and how this intersects with responsive parenting.

An experienced and confident international speaker, I regularly teach health, childcare, lactation, paediatric and perinatal professionals with a unique mix of humour, compassion, current research and real-world experience.

I am happy to provide conference sessions, webinars and both in-person and virtual training sessions based on my research and clinical experience.

Download my current Training Brochure.

Current training in this topic available:

  • Family centred and responsive care in paediatrics (1 hour)
  • Motivation, mental health and medical complexity (1 hour)
  • Breastfeeding children with malignancy (1 hour)
  • Against the odds: breastfeeding through medical complexity (1 hour)
  • Filling the gaps in paediatric lactation support (90 minutes)
  • More support in a coffee shop than the paediatric ward: Mothers’ experiences of
    breastfeeding their medically complex child (75 minutes)
  • Heroes, hostility and ambivalence: The lactation knowledge, skills and attitudes of
    healthcare professionals in paediatrics (1 hour)
  • Communicating lactation needs in paediatrics: How to have supportive
    conversations around breastfeeding the medically complex child (1 hour)

I can also provide 1 or 2 day training, or the self-paced 2-day Breastfeeding the Brave course can be purchased for large groups within a clinical team. If you have a specific learning need, please feel free to get in touch, as bespoke talks to meet the training needs of individuals, organisations and conference audiences are also available.

Training is suitable for all clinicians in healthcare including nursing and medical staff, as well as allied health professionals, and nonclinical lactation advocates including IBCLCs, breastfeeding counsellors, peer supporters, doulas, and all those with an interest in supporting breastfeeding in this vulnerable population.

You can download my CV here.