A5034746365- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Infant Health and Development
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
La Trobe University
2016-2025
Royal Women's Hospital
2014-2025
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2024
Children's Medical Center
2023
Research Network (United States)
2023
The University of Melbourne
1999-2022
Umm al-Qura University
2019
University of Regina
2018
Kimberly-Clark (Canada)
2018
Weatherford College
2018
A central goal of The Academy Breastfeeding Medicine is the development clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These serve only as guidelines care mothers and infants do not delineate an exclusive course treatment or standards care. Variations in be appropriate according to needs individual patient.
To report the relationship between maternal prenatal intention to breastfeed and actual initiation duration of breastfeeding.Pregnant women resident within Avon, UK, expected give birth 1 April 1991 31 December 1992 were recruited in a longitudinal cohort study. Main outcome measures included infant feeding (breastfeed, breast bottle feed, or uncertain) at 32 wk pregnancy: first week, for rest month months 2 4; breastfeeding up six months.Data available on 10,548 women. Prenatal had an...
Objectives To report the incidence of breast abscess in lactating women. Design Data were combined from two studies (a randomised controlled trial and a survey) to provide cohort women for this report. Setting Women recruited hospitals on one site Melbourne, Victoria, Royal Women's Hospital (public) (1999–2001) Frances Perry House (private) (2000–2001). Participants A total 1193 1311 (91%) primiparous, English‐speaking diverse range backgrounds, including those receiving public clinic care,...
Objective: To investigate whether the relationship between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding initiation duration changed in Australia 1995 2004. Design setting: Secondary analysis of data from national health surveys (NHSs) conducted by Australian Bureau Statistics 1995, 2001 2004–05. The Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) classification was used as a measure status. Main outcome measures: Rates breastfeeding; rates at 3, 6 12 months. Results: Between 2004–05 NHSs, there little...
To examine the relationship between maternal obesity and initiation duration of breastfeeding.Analysis was made 1995 National Health Survey, in which personal interviews were conducted on a multistage area sample private dwellings list non-private all states territories Australia. Mothers ages 17 50 years (n = 1991) with children under age 4 participated study.Of group mothers body mass index (BMI) 20-25, 89.2% (95% confidence interval (CI) 87.4-91.0) initiated breastfeeding, compared 82.3%...
About 3% of infants are born with a tongue-tie which may lead to breastfeeding problems such as ineffective latch, painful attachment or poor weight gain. The Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (HATLFF) has been developed give quantitative assessment the and recommendation about frenotomy (release frenulum). aim this study was assess inter-rater reliability HATLFF.Fifty-eight referred Breastfeeding Education Support Services (BESS) at Royal Women's Hospital 25 control...
To investigate whether maternal smoking remains associated with decreased breastfeeding duration after adjustment for the mother's infant feeding intention.Pregnant women resident within Avon, UK, expected to give birth between 1 April 1991 and 31 December 1992 were recruited in a longitudinal cohort study. Main outcome measures included intention at 32 wk of pregnancy: first week, rest month months 2 4. Maternal was defined as any reported time during pregnancy. Data on initiation based...
Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the lower rate breastfeeding at 6 months by overweight and obese mothers primarily due these women giving up in first week postpartum using a cross‐sectional population survey. sample children from infant cohort (about 12 age) Wave 1 (2004) Longitudinal Study Australian Children for whom maternal information were available ( n = 3075). Definitions used: normal‐weight body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) 20 <25, BMI 25 <30, ≥30....
Mastitis is one of the most common problems experienced by women who are breastfeeding. an inflammation breast tissue, which may or not result from infection. The aims this paper to compare rates mastitis in primiparous receiving public hospital care (standard birth centre) and a co-located private hospital, use multivariate analysis explore other factors related mastitis.Data two studies (a randomised controlled trial [RCT] survey) have been combined. RCT (Attachment Breast Family Attitudes...
There is an increasing trend in Australia and elsewhere for mothers to express breast milk. The purpose of this study was explore breastfeeding women's experiences expressing An anonymous online questionnaire sent Victorian members the Australian Breastfeeding Association via e-mail link. Response fraction 903 3024 (29.9%). most common reason milk "store extra milk" (57%, 479/836). important "not enough milk"/"to make more (15%, 118/771). majority women (65%, 666/843) used electric pump,...
Abstract Aim: To investigate the effect of maternal postnatal employment on breastfeeding duration in Australia first 6 months after birth. Method: Secondary data analysis infant (2004) from Longitudinal Study Australian Children (LSAC). Complete and were available for 3697 infants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to timing resumption status at postpartum adjustment education, age, smoking during pregnancy socioeconomic child's area residence. Results: Fewer women employed...
Nipple pain and damage are common in the early postpartum period associated with cessation of breastfeeding comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, mastitis. The incidence nipple vasospasm has not been reported previously. This article describes prospectively first-time mothers explores relationship between method birth and/or damage.A prospective cohort 360 primiparous women was recruited Melbourne, Australia, interval 2009-2011, after participants were followed up six times. completed a...
Objective To explore whether feeding only directly from the breast in first 24–48 h of life increases proportion infants receiving any milk at 6 months. Design A prospective cohort study. Setting Three maternity hospitals Melbourne, Australia. Participants 1003 postpartum English-speaking women with a healthy singleton term infant, who intended to feed, were recruited between 2009 and 2011. Women excluded if they or their infant seriously ill. 92% (n=924) followed up months postpartum....
Breastfeeding rates are suboptimal internationally, and many infants not receiving any breast milk at all by six months of age. Few interventions increase breastfeeding duration, particularly where there is relatively high initiation. The effect proactive peer (mother-to-mother) support has been found to in some contexts but others, if it shown be effective would a potentially sustainable model settings. We aimed determine whether telephone-based during the postnatal period increases...
Background Galactagogues are substances thought to increase breast milk production, however evidence support their efficacy and safety remain limited. We undertook a survey among Australian women examine patterns of use galactagogues perceptions regarding effectiveness. Methods An online, cross-sectional was distributed between September December 2019 via national breastfeeding preterm birth organisations, networks several research institutions in Australia. Women were eligible participate...