IBCLC

Erika certified as a registered nurse in 1995 and later gained qualifications in child, adolescent and community health nursing. She is a former voluntary Australian Breastfeeding Association breastfeeding counsellor, Community Child Health Nurse and Research Assistant at The Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group at UWA.

Erika initially qualified as an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) in 2012 and again in 2022, and has worked in private practice, local public Child Health Clinics and corporate providers.

• Erika’s special interests include:
• Antenatal education and support
• Expressing and storing breastmilk
• Low supply/ Too much milk
• Breast refusal
• Insufficient Glandular Tissue
• Coping with sleep, crying and unsettled babies
• Post natal depression and breastfeeding
• Weaning
• Working collaboratively with peer support groups
• Lactation Research
• Motherless mothers and its impact on breastfeeding and parenting