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Dr Laura Baxter is a General Practitioner with a Special Interest in Breastfeeding Medicine and Lactation and Inertantional Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) as well as an Assistant Professor (Clinical Practice) for the Medical Program at Bond University. She has been a Year 2 Curriculum Co-Convenor since 2023.
Her research interests are breastfeeding/lactation and perinatal care, lactation education as well as medical education in general.
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, University of Southampton
2 Oct 2006 → 25 Jun 2010
Award Date: 25 Jun 2010
Biomedical Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Hons), Epithelial Expression of Activated NF-κB in Asthma and its Relationship to Disease Severity and Epithelial TNF-α Immunoreactivity, University of Southampton
30 Oct 0006 → 30 Jun 2030
Award Date: 30 Jun 2003
External positions
Undergraduate Education Committee Lead, Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia/New Zealand
Jun 2026 → …
ILCA/WHO Working Group for the Lactation education of health professionals member, International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)/World Health Organisation (WHO)
Jun 2026 → …
Conference Organising Committee Member, Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia/New Zealand
Jun 2025 → …
General Practitioner with Special Interest in Breastfeeding Medicine, Tweed Health for Everyone SuperClinic
6 Dec 2024 → …
General Practice Registrar (AGPT), Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre
Aug 2021 → Feb 2023
Board Director/Secretary, General Practice Gold Coast
6 Feb 2020 → …
General Practice Registrar (AGPT), Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre
Feb 2020 → May 2020
General Practice Registrar (AGPT), Main Street Medical Centre, Murwillumbah, NSW
Aug 2019 → Feb 2020
Volunteer Doctor, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018
4 Apr 2018 → 15 Apr 2018
General Practice Registrar (AGPT), King Street Medical Centre
Aug 2017 → Feb 2019
General Practice Registrar (AGPT), North Coast Medical Centre, Byron Bay, NSW
Feb 2017 → Aug 2017
Emergency Department Registrar (ACEM trainee), The Tweed Hospital
Feb 2016 → Feb 2017
Emergency Department Registrar (ACEM trainee), Robina Hospital
Aug 2015 → Feb 2016
Medical Registrar (ACEM trainee), Robina Hospital
Feb 2015 → Aug 2015
Emergency Department SHO (ACEM trainee), Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Nov 2013 → Feb 2015
Emergency Department SHO, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Feb 2013 → Nov 2013
Vounteer Doctor, Katimo Mulilo Hospital, Caprivi Region
Nov 2012 → Dec 2012
Foundation Year 2 Doctor (General Practice, Emergency Department, Paediatrics), Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospitals Trust
Aug 2011 → Aug 2012
Foundation Year 1 Doctor, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospitals Trust
Aug 2010 → Aug 2011
High School Tutor, Laura Baxter Tutoring
Sept 2009 → May 2010
Medical Secretary, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Jul 2008 → Sept 2008
Phlebotomist, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
2004 → 2005
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Projects
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Development of an interactive searchable directory of GPs on the Gold and Tweed Coast
Baxter, L. (Project Roles)
15/06/20 → …
Project: Other
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Dr Laura Baxter: Breastfeeding Medicine GP
Baxter, L., 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Professional
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Iron optimisation in pregnancy: a Haematology in Obstetric and Women's Health Collaborative consensus statement
Clarke, L., Froessler, B., Tang, C., King, K., Ross, B., Kidson‐Gerber, G., Dugan, C., Townsend, L., Uppal, T., Baxter, L. K. E., Cook, S., Cutts, B., Eslick, R., Farrell, E., Grzeskowiak, L. & Hamad, N., 5 Feb 2025, In: Internal Medicine Journal . 55, 2, p. 300-307 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine (Organisational unit)
Baxter, L. (Chair)
2026 → …Activity: Membership › Internal memberships, committees, boards and panelists
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Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia/New Zealand Preconference Workshop 2026
Baxter, L. (Participant)
1 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia and New Zealand Conference 2026
Baxter, L. (Participant)
1 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Practical Demonstration: Breast Tissue Support
Baxter, L. (Speaker)
1 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Wearable breast pumps: Practical Station (rotational)
Baxter, L. (Speaker)
1 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation