Find a doctor with expertise in breastfeeding medicine
If you are having breastfeeding difficulties or need help preparing for breastfeeding, our doctors provide comprehensive care. We also welcome referrals from doctors, lactation consultants or other health care professionals when patients require breastfeeding medicine support.
Who we are
We are a not-for-profit network of medical doctors with expertise in breastfeeding medicine who provide evidence-based care to families, upskill health professionals on breastfeeding and advocate for breastfeeding medicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
About us- Not-for-profit, run by volunteer doctors
- Registered charity (ACNC)
- Conferences endorsed by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
How can we help you?
Whether you are a parent or a doctor with an interest in breastfeeding medicine, start here.
For doctors
Refer a patient, join the network, be listed in the directory, get involved and help shape breastfeeding medicine.
For doctors
Education for doctors
Online workshops and a biennial conference for doctors, with local and international speakers.
Education and events
For families
How our doctors can help
Doctors in our directory have additional experience and expertise in breastfeeding and related care. Services vary between doctors, so check with each practice.
- Antenatal breastfeeding planning
- Low milk production
- Engorgement, oversupply and a fast let-down
- Nipple and breast pain
- Breast inflammation and mastitis
- Planning for returning to work whilst breastfeeding
- Weaning
- Slow weight gain in babies
- Infant allergies and intolerances
- Induced lactation, including for surrogacy and same-sex parents
- Tongue-tie and oral assessment
- Unsettled babies and sleep concerns
- Babies with extra needs: prematurity, heart conditions, cleft lip and palate
- Twins and higher-order multiples
- Parents with medical conditions: diabetes, thyroid, mental health challenges, previous breast surgery, cancer
Listing in this directory is not an endorsement of any doctor or service, and does not guarantee that each doctor offers every service. Please discuss your needs with your doctor.
Membership
For doctors: learn, connect and be found
Join a network of GPs, physicians, paediatricians, obstetricians and doctors in training who share a commitment to breastfeeding medicine. Members are listed in our Practitioner Directory, get member rates for BMNANZ educational events, and help shape the field.
Professional membership is free until 30 June 2027.