'Breastfeeding is best for baby'is the view supported by many health organisations including
Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the World Health …

Lactation consultants depend on a vast multidisciplinary knowledge base to support their
practices. To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the International Lactation Consultant …

Although breastfeeding is encouraged by the medical community, many women do not
breastfeed because of perceived social sanctions. This experiment examines the level of …

The sexualization of the breast may lead women who internalize the sexual objectification of
their bodies to have more negative attitudes toward breastfeeding. The purpose of the …

Breastfeeding rates remain low, especially among low-income minority women. The
objective of this qualitative study was to assess barriers to breastfeeding and reasons for …

Background: The embarrassment that UK mothers experience when breastfeeding in public
has often been cited as a key factor in the decision of the mother to discontinue …

Objective To explore relationships between university students' infant feeding knowledge,
attitudes, breastfeeding exposures, and future infant feeding intentions. Design Descriptive …

Breastfeeding in public remains controversial in many Western nations. Prior work reveals
that restrictive gender role attitudes and hostility toward women's empowerment contribute to …

Objective To investigate new mothers' perceptions about the role of maternal diet in infant
fuss-cry behaviour, and to explore patterns of food restriction in breastfeeding women …

Background Aboriginal women in rural areas have lower rates of breastfeeding than
Australian averages. The reasons for this are poorly understood. Aboriginal people …