South Australian Breastfeeding Support Services
Telephone support
Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) www.breastfeeding.asn.au
National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 Mum to Mum 1800 686 268
- Telephone Counselling / Email Counselling / In person at group meetings
- 7 days a week. ABA breastfeeding counsellors are all volunteers and answering calls in their own homes
- Their area of expertise is breastfeeding management
- Counsellors are not medically trained and cannot give medical advice.
Parent Helpline 1300 364 100 (local call cost within South Australia)
Provided by the Women's and Children's Health Network
- 7 days a wee
- Available to parents of children from birth to 12 years who live anywhere in South Australia.
Other support
| Organisation |
When |
Professional support |
Eligibility criteria |
Contact/
bookings |
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Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS)
Venues throughout South Australia |
Mon-Fri metropolitan & country venues.
Clinic: breastfeeding support (any age baby).
Day Service / Torrens House
Parents of babies 0-12 months old |
CaFHS nurses
(CaFHS nurses may also be Midwives and/or Lactation Consultants) |
Clinic services: No referral required but essential to book.
Day service / Torrens House
requires a referral from CaFHS clinic staff |
All Clinic Services essential to book
1300 733 606
|
|
Women's & Children's Hospital (WCH)
North Adelaide
1st Floor, Parent Education Room
Queen Victoria Building |
Antenatal education
Thurs 9.30 – 11.00
|
Facilitated by Midwife who may also be a
Lactation Consultant
|
All mothers welcome |
No booking required (08) 8161 7571
|
|
Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) Elizabeth Vale |
Tuesday and Thursday
8.30am – 5pm |
Midwife/Lactation Consultants (Phone Counselling anytime 8182 9380) |
All breastfeeding mothers of babies up to 8 weeks old |
(08) 8182 9380
Essential to book |
|
Gawler
Health Service. |
Arrange via Midwife |
Midwife |
All breastfeeding mothers of babies up to 6 weeks of age |
(08) 8521 2011 |
|
Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) Post natal (Ward 4C) Bedford Park |
Tuesday, Thursday Friday and alternate Mondays |
Midwife / Lactation Consultant. |
Only breastfeeding mothers who have given birth at FMC with babies up to 6 weeks of age
|
(08) 8204 4216 Essential to book |
| Medical Practitioner Lactation Consultants (LC's or IBCLC's) are specialists in lactation management |
Adelaide Health Care,
43 Carrington Street |
M. McCaul GP/LC
J. Chan GP
T. Moore Midwife/LC |
Mother and Baby Clinic
Wednesday mornings mornings and alternate Thursday mornings
|
(08) 8410 0774 |
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This list may not be an accurate reflection of all current GP/LC's and services in South Australia as:
- keeping the list updated relies on notification of changes / additions
- not all who are GP/LC's wish to be included in the list (Some may not have the capacity to accept new patients.)
Private Lactation Consultants in SA are listed at http://www.lcanz.org/find-a-lactation-consultant.
SA Breastfeeding Support Services is updated annually and can be downloaded or printed from this page.
Please submit any additions/amendments to belinda.biddle@sa.gov.au prior to 15 April 2020.