'Modern Breastfeeding ~ Keeping it simple in a complex world'

10:30am Sunday 24th March

Dr Robyn Thompson, experienced midwife  talks about the many challenges faced by breastfeeding women these days, particularly the conflicting information from hospitals, friends and social media causing confusion and often ending in pain and stress.​

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About Dr Robyn Thompson

Robyn, an experienced Midwife and Breastfeeding Consultant has a 55-year history working in the Australian Health Services. Forty-three years a Midwife, Robyn has worked beside thousands of mothers and their babies in hospital systems, community based Maternal & Child Health and 25 years beside hundreds of women who chose to give birth at home. Awarded a PhD in Breastfeeding Research in 2014, she has completed extensive presentations of her data and experience around the country and in Prague at the Triennial ICM Conference in 2014. More recently she has shared her experience and knowledge to women of the world online, with her online video breastfeeding programs. Currently, the Mater Mothers’ Hospital Brisbane is implementing what’s now become known as ‘The Thompson Method’ throughout the maternity hospital, under the watchful eye of Professor Sue Kildea, in a bid to improve breastfeeding outcomes for women and their babies.The aim of Robyn sharing her knowledge, experience and wisdom with women and health professionals is help prevent the common breastfeeding complications faced by many women these days, such as painful nipple trauma, breast engorgement and mastitis.