Dr. Sharon L. Perrella is a Research Fellow at the Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group at the University of Western Australia. She registered nurse and midwife with postgraduate qualifications in neonatal intensive care nursing and child, adolescent and family health nursing, an MSc, and a PhD completed with the Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research team at UWA. She has completed 7 years as a post-doctoral researcher at UWA. Dr. Sharon has also completed Neurodevelopmental Care (NDC) training and is an accredited NDC practitioner. She has previously completed the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) voluntary breastfeeding counselor training, and served as a volunteer counselor and group leader for several years. She has clinical experience in pediatric, midwifery and child health nursing, with over 15 years in neonatal intensive care nursing at KEMH. Her current work focuses on the identification and management of women at risk of reduced breastfeeding duration.