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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/269008 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Reddin, Edith |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | EN-AUS |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright Edith Reddin 2009 |
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