A Gift for Health Professionals
A Gift for You and Me! Health Professional Guides and Resources for prenatal, postnatal and NICU education and family support.
Use the story and illustrations to open evidence informed conversations about breastfeeding, infant care, bonding and family support.
Prenatal Education • One-to-One Clinical Visits • Postnatal Follow Up • NICU Education
A Gift for Health Professionals!
This section offers practical resources for prenatal and postnatal education, one to one clinical care, NICU educations and family support. Explore health professional guides, discussion prompts, infographics and supporting resources designed to help you use A Gift for You and Me! to open evidence informed conversations about breastfeeding, infant care, bonding, responsive feeding and family support.
Whether you are a physician, nurse practitioner, midwife, nurse, lactation consultant or other health professional, these resources can help you use A Gift for You and Me! as a practical teaching and conversation tool with expectant and new families.
Complimentary Resource Access
Health Professional resources for A Gift for You and Me! are currently open for complimentary access during upcoming presentations and events. After this introductory period, access will be available using the ISBN found on the back of the book.
EXPLORE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Prenatal Clinical & Group Education
A Gift for You and Me! can support brief teaching during prenatal clinic appointments, as well as more in-depth prenatal groups and one-to-one sessions.
The accompanying guides and resources help health care professionals tailor conversations to each family’s learning needs while reinforcing key breastfeeding messages aligned with the Baby-Friendly Initiative. They also encourage families to know where and how to seek support when needed.
Postnatal Education
A Gift for You and Me! can support breastfeeding and infant care education with families after birth, from the early postnatal period through ongoing follow up and community support.
The accompanying guides and resources help health care professionals reinforce key evidence informed messages about breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, responsive feeding, exclusively breastfeeding, when supplementation may be needed, milk expression, sharing a room and newborn sleep, family support, and when and where to seek additional help.
NICU Education
A Gift for You and Me! can support breastfeeding, human milk, infant mental health and family centred education for families of premature and ill babies in the NICU and through transition home.
The accompanying resources help health care professionals reinforce key messages about milk expression, establishing milk supply, skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding readiness, responsive care, bonding and connection, supplementation when medically needed, family involvement, and accessing additional support.
Share the Gift of Learning
For Healthcare Providers: Looking for an evidence-informed resource to support families? Learn how A Gift for You and Me! complements Baby-Friendly education and can be used in hospitals, public health, prenatal education, libraries, and community programs.
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