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Graduate midwives and breastfeeding support : what factors influence the development of their practice?

Breastfeeding is an important public health initiative that has many benefits for mother and baby. Promoting and encouraging breastfeeding is an important role for all health professionals and particularly for midwives who have contact with women during their pregnancy and in the immediate postnatal period. Midwives have a crucial role in providing breastfeeding support and education during the postnatal period. However, little exists in the literature regarding the way midwifery students and graduates develop this role. This thesis investigates factors that impact on the development of breastfeeding support practice for newly graduated midwives. / PhD Doctorate

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/269008
Date January 2009
CreatorsReddin, Edith
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
LanguageEN-AUS
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsCopyright Edith Reddin 2009

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