Infants and their families
Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015 (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference 2009)
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (World Health Organization & Unicef 2009)
Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding (World Health Organization & Unicef 2002)
Infant Feeding Guidelines (National Health and Medical Research Council 2012a)
The Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015 works together with both government and non-government organisations, health professionals, communities, workplaces, families, and child care services to encourage, support, protect and monitor breastfeeding outcomes (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference [AHMC] 2009). Their vision is that Australia is a country …show more content…
In Australia, the initiation rates of breastfeeding are high, however, the challenge remains to support women to continue breastfeeding (Reed & Barnes 2013). Statistics show that in 2001, only 54% of infants three months of age and under and 32% of infants six months of age and under were fully breastfed (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006). The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) found that 96% of infants started out being breastfed exclusively, however, only 47% of infants were fully breastfed until three months and only 21% were fully breastfed to five months, this shows that the numbers are …show more content…
The Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding builds on past strategies such as, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and addresses the requirements of all children including those living in difficult situations (WHO 2016). In Australia, there are barriers to breastfeeding programs because of the lack of adequate monitoring of the rates of breastfeeding in Australia means there is a lack of information for planning and monitoring of programs (NHMRC
Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015 (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference 2009)
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (World Health Organization & Unicef 2009)
Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding (World Health Organization & Unicef 2002)
Infant Feeding Guidelines (National Health and Medical Research Council 2012a)
The Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015 works together with both government and non-government organisations, health professionals, communities, workplaces, families, and child care services to encourage, support, protect and monitor breastfeeding outcomes (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference [AHMC] 2009). Their vision is that Australia is a country …show more content…
In Australia, the initiation rates of breastfeeding are high, however, the challenge remains to support women to continue breastfeeding (Reed & Barnes 2013). Statistics show that in 2001, only 54% of infants three months of age and under and 32% of infants six months of age and under were fully breastfed (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006). The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) found that 96% of infants started out being breastfed exclusively, however, only 47% of infants were fully breastfed until three months and only 21% were fully breastfed to five months, this shows that the numbers are …show more content…
The Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding builds on past strategies such as, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and addresses the requirements of all children including those living in difficult situations (WHO 2016). In Australia, there are barriers to breastfeeding programs because of the lack of adequate monitoring of the rates of breastfeeding in Australia means there is a lack of information for planning and monitoring of programs (NHMRC