Breastfeeding experiences and infant feeding decisions for women birthing Aboriginal children in Adelaide, South Australia: a qualitative study
Aboriginal women expressed a range of challenges to sustaining breastfeeding that could be addressed by increased investment in provision of timely, non-judgemental postnatal care tailored to their social and cultural needs, including access to specialised lactation care in the hospital and including facilitated continuation of successful breastfeeding at home.
Authors
- Karen L. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2822-9926)
- Karen Hawke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4118-0995)
- Philippa Middleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-338X)
- Janiene Deverix
- Alice Rumbold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-9425)
- Anneka Bowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5371-7425)
- C. Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3415-7431)
- Cathy Leane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0950-8498)
- Karen Glover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8389-6118)
- Amanda Collins-Clinch
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Breastfeeding Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-025-00742-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06
Funders
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
- Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation