A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding

In 2009 the first national and international guideline providing direction for breastfeeding women on drinking alcohol was included in the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. In the absence of an accompanying education camp...

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Main Author: Giglia, Roslyn
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Breastfeeding Association 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62251
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description In 2009 the first national and international guideline providing direction for breastfeeding women on drinking alcohol was included in the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. In the absence of an accompanying education campaign for the guidelines, the Australian Breastfeeding Association was able to fill this gap and work in partnership with a breastfeeding researcher to develop an education resource for Australian women that was also a national and international first. This commentary outlines the journey of the research that informed the development of the resource and the integral involvement of the Australian Breastfeeding Association throughout.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-622512018-02-01T05:22:46Z A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding Giglia, Roslyn In 2009 the first national and international guideline providing direction for breastfeeding women on drinking alcohol was included in the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. In the absence of an accompanying education campaign for the guidelines, the Australian Breastfeeding Association was able to fill this gap and work in partnership with a breastfeeding researcher to develop an education resource for Australian women that was also a national and international first. This commentary outlines the journey of the research that informed the development of the resource and the integral involvement of the Australian Breastfeeding Association throughout. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62251 Australian Breastfeeding Association restricted
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A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
title A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
title_full A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
title_fullStr A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
title_full_unstemmed A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
title_short A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
title_sort partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62251