Thank you to all our dedicated health professionals and volunteers for your involvement in the 2025 Brisbane seminar: Bump, breast and beyond. We greatly appreciate your commitment and contribution. Your passion and expertise in supporting mothers from pregnancy through to breastfeeding made the session truly meaningful. We hope you found the seminar insightful and inspiring and look forward to continuing this important work together.
Seminar date and location
Brisbane – Sunday, 19 October 2025
Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane
Education
Bump, breast and beyond seminar brings together parents, mums, and health professionals to learn from leading experts in breastfeeding, lactation, and infant and maternal health. Designed to keep everyone informed in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, this event offers valuable, evidence-based insights to support both professional development and family wellbeing. Whether you're navigating parenthood or working in healthcare, you'll gain practical knowledge to support healthy outcomes for mothers and babies alike.
Have fun
Bump, breast and beyond seminar isn’t just about learning—it’s also a fun, engaging, and welcoming event for everyone attending. Alongside insightful presentations, you'll enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of opportunities to connect and network with other parents, mums, and health professionals.
Discover more about the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) and the support it offers, all while enjoying delicious food, tea, and coffee. Whether you're coming for the education, the community, or just a great day out, Bump, breast and beyond offers something for everyone.
Dr Mairaed Crawford
BMedSci MBBS DRANZCOG FRACGP
Nicola Kett
BHealthSc
Naomi Drew
BNurs, GradCert (Neonatal Care), ProfCert (Allergy Nursing), IBCLC
Bekki Cavallaro
RN, RM, MMid Grad Cert, IBCLC
Brigitte Corcoran
B App Sc, Post Grad Dipl Dietetics and Nutr
Emma Shipton
RM, MClinEd, IBCLC
Gemma Macdonald
BSc (Hons), Certificate IV in Breastfeeding Education (Counselling)
Delegate testimonials
A great opportunity to gain knowledge and build relationships away from work. Great range of speakers with knowledge in their area. Great to see how research is helping breastfeeding and how the language we use can make a difference to the experience of mothers and babies.
I have been involved with the ABA since the birth of my first child as a mother, then as a counselor and now as a health professional having attended the Health Professional Seminars for the last 15yrs or so. There is always something new to learn and it is a fabulous way to catch up with other health professionals who support new families. I look forward to attending each year.
A great opportunity for professionals to gather to learn up to date information, share knowledge and network.
Great seminar series. ABA continues to cover interesting, appropriate and research based breastfeeding information.
Continuing professional development
Australian College of Midwives (ACM)
CPD Endorsed Activity: 4.5 CPD hours
ABA is a not-for-profit organisation. Any income from the health professional seminars is used to support the provision of evidence-based and best-practice breastfeeding information to mothers.
Marketing enquiries
Georgia Drake, Australian Breastfeeding Association
Registration inquiries
Learning and Innovation Team, Australian Breastfeeding Association