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Dr Robyn Thompson
Dr Robyn Thompson is an experienced Midwife, Nurse and Maternal Child & Family Health Nurse (MCaFHN), Breastfeeding Specialist, and founder of The Thompson Method (TTM) Breastfeeding Program. Most recently, she was awarded an honorary appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor with the College of Nursing and Midwifery at Charles Darwin University, NT.
Dr Robyn (as she is known by her community of breastfeeding mothers), began as a general nurse but always felt called to midwifery. During her 45 years as a hospital and homebirth midwife, she observed that many women were being discharged from hospital with painful breastfeeding complications, while those who gave birth at home were breastfeeding successfully. Passionately inquisitive by nature, she made it her mission to discover what was causing this disparity.
Seven years and a PhD later, her research clearly showed that the practice of rushing women through the system and forcing babies to the breast, increased the risk of painful nipple trauma. This ground-breaking knowledge formed the foundation for The Thompson Method Breastfeeding program and the Thompson Method Breastfeeding Academy.
Dr Robyn has since helped thousands of mothers breastfeed pain-free, but her ultimate ambition is to double breastfeeding rates worldwide. And as her 80th birthday approaches, it doesn’t look like Dr Robyn will be slowing down any time soon!
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Forceful breastfeeding techniques should be avoided at all costs. Rather, a woman should be encouraged to trust that she and her baby innately know what to do.
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In the name of efficiency (read: profit), hospitals are too quick to unnecessarily intervene before and during labour… putting mothers and babies at risk of additional interventions…
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I found myself asking, why were women being discharged from the hospital system with, in some cases horrific nipple trauma, when the women who gave birth at home were not?
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Preparing To Breastfeed And Improving Your Chances Of Success.
Listen in as Dr Robyn Thompson of The Thompson Method and Nadine discuss The 3 Golden Hours -The Importance of Breastfeeding Preparation.
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The Thompson Method | Birthing on Country
Exclusive breastfeeding during a baby’s first six months has been proven to deliver significant health benefits, yet only 15 per cent of Australian mothers manage this World Health Organisation recommendation. This project aims to increase breastfeeding rates by using a baby-led breastfeeding technique, developed by Dr Robyn Thompson, that alleviates nipple pain.
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The Thompson Method
Founder, Midwife, Breastfeeding Specialist, Maternal Child & Family Health Nurse