Factors influencing infant feeding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 297 - 15
• Main Authors: Mitchell, Fiona, Walker, Troy, Hill, Karen, Browne, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.02.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Australia - epidemiology; Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; Australian aborigines; Babies; Bottle feeding; Bottle Feeding - psychology; Breast feeding; Breast Feeding - psychology; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Cardiovascular disease; Content analysis; Diabetes; Ecological effects; Ecological model; Education; Families & family life; Female; Food and nutrition; Health aspects; Health disparities; Health Services, Indigenous; Humans; Indigenous; Infant; Infant feeding; Infant formulas; Infants; Infants (Newborn); Medical personnel; Native peoples; Nutrients; Nutrition; Public health; Qualitative Research; Quality assessment; Quality control; Research methodology; Search engines; Social aspects; Straits; Subject heading schemes; Support services; Systematic review; Womens health; Australia; Qualitative research; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Nutrition; Indigenous; Breastfeeding; Ecological model; Infant feeding

Breastfeeding provides all the necessary energy and nutrients for an infant and provides many benefits for mothers and babies. The effects of colonisation have contributed to reduced prevalence and duration of breastfeeding among Australian Aboriginal women and widespread use of infant formula as a...