Jane Suttle

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Jane Suttle has a background in ecology. She worked as a
research assistant with the Australian Museum of Natural
History, and the Namib Desert Research Station in Namibia. The
exploration of delicate and interrelated systems to make sense
of the environment under examination has provided a good
foundation for her present work with infant attachment
patterns and their emotional wellbeing.

Since 1991 Jane has worked in the Inner West of Sydney as an
Independent Child Birth Educator, Breastfeeding Counselor and
“Doula”, supporting couples before and after the birth of a
new baby. She set up a postnatal group for client-mothers,
that has run continuously for nearly 10 years. Since 2004
Jane’s practice includes home-visiting families to help them
make sense of difficulties they are experiencing with the
developing relationship between them and their infants or
toddlers.

Jane’s work with PIFA has included consulting with child care
staff as part of the Ted Kennedy Project. She brings another
mind to help think about the emotional experiences of the
infants and pre-schoolers. She is also co-facilitating a
therapeutic group for pregnant Aboriginal mothers in
conjunction with Aboriginal Childrens’ Services, in Redfern.

Jane spent her early years in South Africa during the apartite
era, where her parents took an active pro-black stand. She
worked along-side the local Hottentots in Namibia, and is
passionately concerned about the welfare of the Aboriginals in
Australia.