A practical approach to teaching skills around breastfeeding support was developed for first year midwifery students.
Students are supported to complete a practical workbook alongside university based training and assessed by Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) with a 100% pass rate last year.
Uniquely paediatric nursing students are being taught alongside the midwifery students and paramedic students have also been included, with a focus on facilitating skin to skin and the first feed at community births.