Current Work of the Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition

The Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition is currently working together to promote breastfeeding in Tasmania by:

Advocating for supportive environments for breastfeeding

Working with the Population Health division of the Department of Health and Human Services to have all worksites accredited as Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces.

Advocating for breastfeeding to be prioritised on the national agenda

Submission by the Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Obesity.

Download the submission here (PDF 66.3kb).

Advocating for community support for breastfeeding

Working with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (Tasmanian Branch) to obtain funding for the printing and distribution of Baby Care Room pamphlets. This resource will provide information on the facilities in Tasmania that enable mothers to feed and change their babies and toddlers when they are away from home.

Contacted Choice Magazine, to request that they look into publishing an article on breast pumps.

Promoted World Breastfeeding Awareness Week in Tasmania

Download media release and media article here (PDF)