Educational and supportive interventions to prolong breastfeeding in Australia: a scoping review
Ella Gibson,
Samuel Menahem
Abstract:Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) i.e. feeding infants breastmilk and no other foods or liquids for the first 6 months of life. In Australia, the initiation rate of breastfeeding is high (90.4%). Yet, breastfeeding duration and exclusivity is well below the WHO recommendation. This scoping review examines the efficacy and characteristics of interventions aimed to improve the duration of breastfeeding whether exclusive or in combination up to 6 months of ag… Show more
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