Guidance sheets for providing remote care
Supporting health professionals during Covid-19
This collection of guidance sheets is designed to help health professionals provide remote care and support parents to overcome challenges.
Delivering Baby Friendly services during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak can be very difficult. However, babies, their mothers and families deserve the very best care we can provide. These guidance sheets are intended to support health professionals to provide remote care and cover the following topics:
- 1. Planning a virtual conversation
- 2. Antenatal conversations
- 3. Postnatal conversations
- 4. Supporting parents with a baby on the neonatal unit
The collection also includes a selection of sheets on supporting parents to overcome the following challenges:
- 5a. Engorgement and mastitis
- 5b. Sore, cracked and bleeding nipples
- 5c. Concerns about milk supply
- 5d. Concerns about weight
- 5e. Baby sleepy/not interested in feeding
- 5f. Tongue-tie
Guidance is also provided on planning in-house Baby Friendly training:
- 6. Planning in-house Baby Friendly training
Guidance sheets on planning conversations:
Maximising breastmilk & supporting re-lactation
A guidance document for health professionals
READ MORE1. Planning a virtual conversationÂ
Download2. Antenatal conversations
Download3. Postnatal conversationsÂ
Download4. Supporting parents with a baby on the neonatal unit who are separated during Covid-19
DownloadGuidance sheets on supporting parents to overcome challenges:
5a. Engorgement and mastitis
Download5b. Sore, cracked and bleeding nipples
Download5c. Concerns about milk supply
Download5d. Concerns about growth/weight
Download5e. Baby sleepy/not interested in feeding
Download5f. Tongue-tie
DownloadGuidance sheet on planning in-house Baby Friendly training:
6. Planning in-house Baby Friendly training
DownloadFor additional guidance and resources for health professionals during the pandemic, see our coronavirus (Covid-19) page.