How Breastfeeding Works is a series of booklets providing information in languages that reflect the diversity of the Australian community. The booklets cover nine commonly needed topics with simple explanations and beautiful illustrations.
These booklets are available free of charge to health professionals, hospitals, health centres and other services supporting breastfeeding mothers.
How Breastfeeding Works is available in a simple English version and in 13 community languages. The translations of these booklets sit side-by-side with the English version. Booklets are similar to A5 in size.
![How Breastfeeding Works booklet covers - Easy English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Hindi and Arabic](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-12/HBW-1.jpg?h=e75c301f&itok=bf8Xj-cy)
To order - NSW only
Languages available: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, Korean, Vietnamese, Karen/Burmese, Turkish, Spanish, Tibetan, Punjabi and Urdu. (Please note: some languages may be unavailable at times).
Cost: Booklets and postage is free of charge through funding by the NSW government
Contact: ABA ACT/NSW Branch Office actnswoffice@breastfeeding.asn.au
![Contents pages from two of the booklets, in Chinese and Arabic](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-12/HBW-2.jpg?h=e75c301f&itok=QRCw-z5d)
To order - all other states and territories
Languages available: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari/Farsi, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese. These booklets are in a size similar to A5.
Easy English is US Letter size, which is similar to A4.
Cost: Booklets are free of charge through Australian Federal Government funding.
Contact: Email training@breastfeeding.asn.au for order form and information on postage costs.
![Contents pages from two of the booklets, in Hindi and Vietnamese](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-12/HBW-3.jpg?h=e75c301f&itok=694DTEJl)
![Pages from one of the booklets, in Vietnamese](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-12/HBW-4.jpg?h=e75c301f&itok=CF-CAzwB)