Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia

Fly-in, fly-out employment remains prevalent in Western Australia, however to date, no research has been conducted into the impacts of a FIFO lifestyle on breastfeeding. This study aimed to gain insight from women who were breastfeeding whilst their partners worked a FIFO roster, to better understan...

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Main Author: Critchett, Siana
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89070
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description Fly-in, fly-out employment remains prevalent in Western Australia, however to date, no research has been conducted into the impacts of a FIFO lifestyle on breastfeeding. This study aimed to gain insight from women who were breastfeeding whilst their partners worked a FIFO roster, to better understand their supports, enablers, and barriers to continuing breastfeeding, with an aim to inform future support of families and health professionals in this area.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-890702022-07-29T08:13:13Z Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia Critchett, Siana Fly-in, fly-out employment remains prevalent in Western Australia, however to date, no research has been conducted into the impacts of a FIFO lifestyle on breastfeeding. This study aimed to gain insight from women who were breastfeeding whilst their partners worked a FIFO roster, to better understand their supports, enablers, and barriers to continuing breastfeeding, with an aim to inform future support of families and health professionals in this area. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89070 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Critchett, Siana
Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia
title Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia
title_full Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia
title_fullStr Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia
title_short Exploring the Experiences of Breastfeeding Women Whose Partners are Fly-in, Fly-out in Perth Western Australia
title_sort exploring the experiences of breastfeeding women whose partners are fly-in, fly-out in perth western australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89070