Rates of breast feeding and associated factors for First Nations infants in a hospital with a culturally specific caseload midwifery model in Victoria, Australia: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is an urgent need to improve breast feeding rates for Australian First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) infants. We explored breast feeding outcomes of women having a First Nations infant at three sites that introduced a culturally specific continuity of midwife care model.

Design

Women having a First Nations infant booking for pregnancy care between March 2017 and November 2020 were invited to participate. Surveys at recruitment and 3 months post partum were developed with input from the First Nations Advisory Committee. We explored breast feeding intention, initiation, maintenance and reasons for stopping and factors associated with breast feeding.

Setting

Three tertiary maternity services in Melbourne, Australia.

Participants

SUBMITTER: Springall T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843190 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature