AMBC Education

Online education packages help families navigate the transition to parenthood. With a focus on Neuroprotective Developmental Care, we will support you in a holistic but evidence-based framework.

We have been delivering education classes to the parents of Adelaide and are keen to bring them to families more broadly.

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We will continue to produce new courses and will let you know when one that suits you is ready

EDUCATE.

EMPOWER.

FLOURISH.

We can't wait to help you embark on your parenthood journey. There is a lot of conflicting advice out there, and we aim to ease the burden of deciphering what may be right for your family. Our backgrounds in General Practice, Teaching, Lactation Consultation, and Neuroprotective Developmental Care mean we are uniquely positioned to be both evidence-based and to maximise a secure attachment with your child.

WHAT IS NEUROPROTECTIVE DEVELOPMENTAL CARE?

Dr Pamela Douglas

GP IBCLC and Researcher

Founder of the former Possums Clinic in Brisbane, and the current NDC Institute, her career has been dedicated to developing an evidence-based approach to infant care that improves breastfeeding, reduces infant cry/fuss behaviour and normalises infant sleep.

We have all undergone extensive training in Neuroprotective Developmental Care with Dr Douglas' mentorship. We also bring our own experience and unique expertise to how we support families.

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Meet the team behind AMBC Education

Dr Briony Andrew, Dr Rhiannon Smith and Ms Jayne Pigou

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BRINGING BABY HOME:

helping you navigate the first few months with your baby.

This is the only guide you will need. All our advice is framed in Neuroprotective Developmental Care (the Possums Program). Our unique expertise as GPs, Lactation Consultants and Circle of Security Facilitators means we are providing you with evidence-based advice to ensure secure attachment with your baby and allow you to meet their emotional and physical needs, as well as your own.

Over 10 modules we explore the common issues parents face with their newborn. Our modules contain easy-to-digest videos with captions, handouts, and links to parent resources or research papers. 6 months of access means you can come back and refer to the course when you need.

The 10 modules include:

Introduction (Who are we? What is NDC?)
Preparing to Bring Baby Home (Practical, logistical and emotional)
Emotional Wellbeing (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, parenting values, postnatal depression/anxiety)
Feeding Your Baby (Breastfeeding: including Gestalt Technique for pain-free, effective milk transfer, paced bottle feeding)
Sleep (Normalising infant sleep, minimising night waking, myth-busting)
Settling Your Baby (understanding and managing crying, sensory nourishment)
Your Healthy Baby (when to worry, gut behaviour)
Physical Wellbeing of the Birth Parent
Secure Attachment (including introduction to Circle of Security)
Putting it All Together (What we wish we'd known, What does it practically look like?)