Michelle-Simmons

Michelle Simmons

Registered Midwife and Nurse; CMC Postnatal and Infant Feeding, Women's and Newborn Health, Westmead Hospital; Director of Events, Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ).
Throughout her career, Michelle has held nursing and midwifery education, senior management and consultant positions in both public and private health facilities in Australia. Michelle has completed post graduate studies in Neonatal Nursing, Midwifery, Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) and has been an IBCLC for 14 years. Michelle is a BFHI assessor as well as a board director for Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ). Michelle is passionate about supporting staff to care for babies and families and her current position is that of Clinical Midwife Consultant, Postnatal and Infant Feeding, Western Sydney Local Health District

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