08 Mar Behind the Hype information sheets – Eating well during breastfeeding
New Behind the Hype information sheet has been added to the Nutrition and Activity Hub. Download Information Sheet ...
New Behind the Hype information sheet has been added to the Nutrition and Activity Hub. Download Information Sheet ...
This research shows pre-pregnancy obesity increased the risk for unsuccessful initiation of breastfeeding among Australian women. Read research ...
Nutrition needs are higher during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Meeting those needs is important for a healthy mother and baby. Expensive supplements are often marketed to parents wanting to conceive, during pregnancy and when breastfeeding. However, with the exception of folic acid and iodine, most women...
This report documents Māori and Pasifika women’s experiences of breastfeeding across the South Island. The voices of women in this project illustrate that it ‘takes a village to breastfeed,’ surrounding oneself with a support network that is able to ‘mother the mother’. ...
Recently published research in the BMC Paediatrics 201818:299 by authors Manhire et al. concludes that breastfeeding duration of mainly Māori women was shorter than the national average. Increasing the duration of breastfeeding by these mothers could be further facilitated by ante and postnatal education involving their own mothers and...
Loving Pēpe for life: Your guide to being healthy and keeping activity during your pregnancy Loving Pēpe for Life was developed by the Health 4 Life Project to support health and community workers who work with pregnant women and whānau with babies, to have conversations about healthy...
The health promotion team at WellSouth has been working on a Breastfeeding Friendly Pharmacy project, a settings based approach to cultivating pharmacies as a community environment supportive of breastfeeding. This is a case study from the ANA June 2017 Newsletter....
Breastfeeding rates in New Zealand are increasing slowly, according to Plunket data released during World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August). Plunket says in 2015 and in 2016, 87.5% of babies aged between 2 and 6 weeks received breast milk, a figure 1.5% higher than in 2013 and...
Authors Raewyn Johnson, Pauline Ansley, Fiona Doolan-Noble, Erin Turley, Tim Stokes have published this article in the Journal of Primary Health Care 9(2) 173-177 BACKGROUND: New Zealand (NZ) has a high rate of breastfeeding initiation, declining sharply during the first six months. Although there is a range of support...
The Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched in 1991 as a global programme to incentivize maternity facilities throughout the world to adhere to the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. This report provides an analysis of the current status of the...