Free breastfeeding support clinic open Monday afternoons. Designed for individuals who are exclusively breastfeeding or practicing mixed feeding with their babies up to 8 weeks of age. We provide guidance on positioning and comfort to support you and your baby’s feeding journey.
The Feeding Clinic team comprises a student midwife supervised by a qualified midwife, along with final-year chiropractic interns supervised by a qualified chiropractor with paediatric experience. Our team offers advice on positioning and comfort, ensuring a supportive environment for mothers and babies.
We collaborate closely with health visitors and midwives. If you know a breastfeeding mother who could benefit from our clinic, please encourage them to contact us directly to schedule an appointment.
During your visit, with your consent, a student midwife and chiropractic student will take a comprehensive history of your pregnancy, birth, and any feeding concerns you may have. You will have the opportunity to breastfeed your baby while the student midwife provides individual support. This may be followed by an examination of your baby by a chiropractic student, who will offer advice on posture and positioning to aid breastfeeding. The consultation is supervised by experienced clinic tutors in midwifery and chiropractic and typically lasts one to two hours. The chiropractor and midwife, where appropriate, may offer advice to enhance your positioning and comfort.
As we are a teaching clinic, there will be one student midwife and a midwifery tutor present in the room with you. Additionally, there may be a chiropractic student and a chiropractic tutor present at times. If you feel uncomfortable about the number of individuals present, please inform us. We strive to provide the utmost support and assistance tailored to your needs.
Scope of Practice: Please note that as this is a teaching clinic there may be conditions and patient cases that are outside of the scope of a student clinician or teaching environment. All Cases are discussed with qualified practice educators to ensure that the scope of each case is appropriate for a teaching environment. In these circumstances we will signpost and support patients to appropriate health care services including referral to the patients General Practitioner (GP).
Alternate Practitioners Notice: If your usual practitioner is unavailable, we will make every effort to arrange a suitable alternative on the day of your appointment. In these circumstances, you may not be notified in advance. If we are unable to secure an alternative, we will contact you as soon as possible.
The Newborn Feeding Clinic is open on Monday afternoons as run in collaboration with Bournemouth University’s midwifery department.
To book an appointment please complete our enquiry form or call the clinic
Health Sciences University
Parkwood Campus
Parkwood Rd
Bournemouth
BH5 2DF