Breastfeeding Initiatives
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South Canterbury District Health Board (SCDHB) supports breastfeeding because it plays an important part in the health and well-being of babies, mothers and families/whanau.
South Canterbury has a Breastfeeding Action Group, which includes a number of stakeholders with an interest in breastfeeding support and promotion. Organisations represented on the group include La Leche League, Community & Public Health, SCDHB, He Oranga Pai Health Clinic, Plunket and Aoraki Primary Health Organisation.
Breastfeeding is natural and normal, but it can be challenging and needs to be learned.
For local breastfeeding support contact:
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Organisation
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Support Available
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Contact Details
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Parents Centre
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One session of the course devoted to breastfeeding information.
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Phone: 03 684 5348
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La Leche League
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Mother-to-mother support through monthly group meetings and telephone help
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Sarah
Phone: 03 684 9851
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Jean Todd Maternity Services
· Midwives
· Breastfeeding Advisor (full time position)
· Ante-natal classes
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24 hour support from your own midwife and/or Jean Todd Maternity Unit
The Breastfeeding Advisor works with your midwife to provide ongoing support. Self refer or ask your midwife.
One session of the course devoted to breastfeeding information.
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Phone: 03 687 2145 anytime
(If urgent and Breastfeeding Advisor is unavailable, ring the maternity unit or your midwife)
Phone: 03 687 2140 (Jean Todd reception) to register for classes.
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Plunket
· Family Centre
· Plunketline
· Plunket Nurses
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· Information and practical support
· Breast pump hire
· Books, videos and DVDs for loan
· Parenting Group support with babies of similar age
· Karitane home visits
· Telephone support
· One-to-one family support at Family Centre
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Family Centre
3 Dee Street
Timaru
Phone: 03 684 4967
Plunketline 0800 933922
Mid South Canterbury Plunket
Area Office
PO Box 230
Timaru 7940
Phone: 03 688 3520
Fax: 03 684 3620
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He Oranga Pai Health Clinic
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Information and practical support
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Phone: 03 615 7452
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Independent Midwives
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24-hr support from your midwife
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Phone: 03 688 3977
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“Breastfeed anywhere, anytime, anyplace”
The Breastfeeding Welcome Here Project has been established to identify those places within the community that are supportive of breastfeeding. Supportive environments play a vital role in a mother’s choice to breastfeed and in the continuation of breastfeeding. It is important that mothers feel welcome and comfortable when breastfeeding their children outside of the home. Breastfeeding is best. Human milk is a nutritionally complete food for babies and is all that the baby needs to eat and drink for the first six months of life. It is warm, clean, safe and free.
Breastfeeding friendly venues who display the sticker have met the following criteria:
• Welcoming and supportive staff
• Comfortable seating available and easily accessible, preferably with low arms
• Some privacy to enable mothers to breastfeed discreetly
• Baby change and hand washing facilities, nearby
• Sufficient room for pushchair access
• Clean and hygienic area
• Willing to participate in evaluation of the project
The following businesses have been accredited as part the Breastfeeding Welcome Here Project:
Timaru
The Purple Lizard 332 Stafford Street, Timaru
Kidstuff 170 Stafford Street, Timaru
Parent Centre Timaru 9 Napier Street, Timaru
Timaru Children's Library Sophia Street, Timaru
Aigantighe Art Gallery 49 Wai-iti Road, Timaru
Kowhai Kindergarten 16 Coonoor Road, Timaru
South Canterbury Museum Perth Street, Timaru
Chipmunks, 5-11 Stafford Street, Timaru
Timaru Hospital, Queen Street, Timaru
Temuka: 100% Homemade Café, Vine Street, Temuka
Geraldine: Geraldine Library Talbot Street, Geraldine
Twizel: Twizel Community Library and Twizel Community Care Centre, Mount Cook Street, Twizel.
Waimate: Waimate Public Library, 125 Queen Street, and Savoy Tearooms, 59 Queen Street, Waimate.
Note: The inclusion of a commercial business in the list above is not to be taken as an endorsement by South Canterbury DHB. We are simply providing a list of breastfeeding-friendly venues in the hope that this will be of use to breastfeeding mothers.
Katie Lane
- ensuring there is a suitable area for breastfeeding
- ensuring there is a suitable area for expressing and storing breast milk
- ensuring flexible working arrangements to provide support for breastfeeding in the workplace.
