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Today we hear from Jodie Turvey, Nurse Educator, South West Hospital and Health Service.

Today we hear from Dr Marlow Coates, Northern Director of Medical Services, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service.

Today we hear from Bernadette Vasiliadis, Nurse Educator (Maternity and Clinical), Banana hub, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service.

Across the South West region, South West Hospital and Health Service midwives support new mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding. As we see out our celebration of all things breastfeeding for World Breastfeeding Week 2020, we’re thrilled to share Ashley Morgan-French’s story.

As part of our celebration of World Breastfeeding Week today we hear from Cassandra Nest, Clinical Midwife Consultant, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service

Today we continue our celebration of World Breastfeeding Week with an opinion piece from Martha Wood, Clinical Midwife, from the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service.

As health professionals, we have a crucial role to protect, promote and support lactating women and breastfeeding, and to provide access to evidence-based, culturally safe breastfeeding education, adequate support and clinical care services.

In this special opinion piece, Rachel Sargeant, Nurse Navigator and Biosecurity Quarantine Accommodation (BQA) Health Team Manager from the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, relives the past three months working in Cairns’ ‘Quarantine Hotel’.