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Q1	The Nursing Mothers' Association had its beginnings in February 1964 when a group of six women – each of whom had breastfed with varying degrees of success – gathered at the home of NMAA Founder, Mary Paton. In which Australian city did Mary Paton live? Sydney Melbourne Canberra
Q2	The support and expertise of the six founding members' husbands were invaluable because Three of the husbands were accountants and the other three were veterinarians All of the husbands were high school teachers Three of the husbands were GPs and the other three were business men
Q3	The 1960s was a time when there was virtually no written information on breastfeeding available either to mothers or health professionals. In those early days there was a lot of correspondence and material used from The NSW Department of Health La Leche League American Paediatrics Society
Q4	The name Nursing Mothers’ Association (NMA) was finally decided upon because It sounded as though it had the expertise of medical health professionals such as nurses It sounded like a retirement home and would attract support from a senior population It combined the concepts of breastfeeding and nurturing
Q5	In those early days, there was so much to be done and no money with which to do it. A key fundraiser in the early days was Garage sales Paper recycling Party plans
Q6	Mary Paton saw trading as being most important to the financial stability and promotion of NMA. The first product was The Lambskin The recipe book NMAA Cooks The baby sling called the Meh Tai
Q7	By the end of 1964, the NMA had the following membership base 26 members 54 members 156 members
Q8	NMA had their first appearance on TV in which year 1967 1973 1980
Q9	In which year did we see the first photo in a newspaper of a white Australian woman breastfeeding? Incidentally, this woman was an NMA member. 1966 1970 1988
Q10	In 1974 one of the following milestones occurred. An Australian woman breastfed triplets An Australian woman breastfed on Sydney Harbour bridge Successful Breastfeeding written by Virginia Phillips was published. It was the first book on breastfeeding written by an Australian
Q11	In 2001 either one or both of the following events occurred. Members voted in favour of a name change to the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) There was a world record of 536 women breastfeeding simultaneously at Tuggerah NSW Both
Q12	Who holds the current world record for the most women breastfeeding simultaneously in the same venue? Sydney holds the world record with 536 babies breastfeeding Adelaide holds the world record with 767 babies breastfeeding City of Berkley, California, USA holds the world record with 1130 babies breastfeeding

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