Improving support for successful breastfeeding initiation and duration – Recommendations from mothers of Aboriginal infants
Mothers of Aboriginal infants want continuity of care and access to culturally safe support, both from Aboriginal care providers and when engaging with mainstream services. Current services need to strengthen and embed culturally-appropriate models of care, with financial, practical and educational support spanning antenatal to postnatal periods.
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)
- Alice Rumbold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-9425)
- Deanna Stuart‐Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-1498)
- 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)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Mater Research (AU)
- Women's & Children's Health Research Institute (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101960
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation