Perspectives of key stakeholders and experts in infant feeding on the implementation of the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015
Hull, Naomi S.; Schubert, Lisa C; Smith, Julie
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Breastfeeding is widely accepted as an important public health issue for babies and their mothers. Yet, despite this, Australia continues to struggle with reaching global targets for breastfeeding indicators. In 2007, the Best Start Parliamentary Inquiry Report was released and set the stage for the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy [2010-2015), which was announced in November 2009, with the vision to increase Australia's breastfeeding rates of infants at 6 months of age and beyond....[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Hull, Naomi S. | |
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dc.contributor.author | Schubert, Lisa C | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Julie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-30T04:46:41Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0729-2759 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/245954 | |
dc.description.abstract | Breastfeeding is widely accepted as an important public health issue for babies and their mothers. Yet, despite this, Australia continues to struggle with reaching global targets for breastfeeding indicators. In 2007, the Best Start Parliamentary Inquiry Report was released and set the stage for the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy [2010-2015), which was announced in November 2009, with the vision to increase Australia's breastfeeding rates of infants at 6 months of age and beyond. The aim of this research project was to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in the field of infant feeding in Australia on the implementation of the strategy, barriers and enablers to its successful implementation and actions that were still needed. Using qualitative research methods of in-depth, semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, this study identifies main themes of these perceptions about the strategy implementation and some recommendations for future strategies and further research. The main themes identified were initial opinions of the strategy as a blueprint for action, the strategy as a driver for action, lessons learned and recommendations for the future. For success in improving implementation of national breastfeeding strategies, it is recommended that Australia establish an independent breastfeeding/infant feeding committee, increase the political prioritisation of issues surrounding infant feeding and strengthen the regulation of the marketing of breastmilk substitutes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Australian Breastfeeding Association | |
dc.rights | © 2017 Breastfeeding Review | |
dc.source | Breastfeeding Review | |
dc.source.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29211383 | |
dc.subject | Breastfeeding | |
dc.subject | infant feeding | |
dc.subject | public health policy | |
dc.subject | Australia | |
dc.subject | implementation | |
dc.title | Perspectives of key stakeholders and experts in infant feeding on the implementation of the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015 | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 25 | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111704 - Community Child Health | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4326120xPUB699 | |
local.publisher.url | https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/breastfeeding-review | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hull, Naomi S., University of Queensland | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Schubert, Lisa C, University of Queensland | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Smith, Julie, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2099-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 25 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 34 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 920299 - Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-23T10:56:01Z | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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