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When mum Hannah was pregnant, her same sex partner Joan wanted to be able to share the breastfeeding responsibilities for their baby. For Breastfeeding Centre (BFC) WA Lactation Consultant Shaughn, complex breastfeeding and working with all families across the Women and Newborn Health Service was key to her role as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. Shaughn said that while breastfeeding is a normal human behaviour, it was often a struggle for couples to get started. “I think all parents should consider breastfeeding their baby,” she said. “I had already worked with a mother whose baby was birthed by a surrogate and we induced lactation, so I knew it was possible when we started getting this question from same sex couples.” For mum Joan, gathering information was initially a challenge but she said Shaughn, and the Breastfeeding Centre provided g...

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