What influences infant feeding decisions for Māori mothers aged 15-24 years?

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What influences infant feeding decisions for Māori mothers aged 15-24 years?

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The vast evidence that supports the profound benefits of breastfeeding for infant and maternal health are reportedly well known by mothers and health professionals alike. Yet in New Zealand [NZ] nationally collected statistics show breastfeeding rates continue to fall well short of Ministry of Health [MOH] national targets. These targets are guided by The World Health Organization [WHO] recommendations (National Breastfeeding Advisory Committee of New Zealand, 2009). It is of concern that low...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2015

Creator

Gosman, Helen

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6374

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New Zealand / Māori mothers / Māori infants / breastfeeding / decision making / influences / interviews / Māmā / Pēpē / Ūkaipō / Tukanga whakatau / Health sciences / Midwifery / Indigenous studies / Te hauora me te oranga o te Māori (Māori health and wellbeing) / Ngā kaiwhakawhānau me te mātai mate tamariki o te Māori (Māori midwifery and paediatrics) / Te hauora me te oranga ā-whaea, ā-pēpi o te Māori (Māori mothers and babies health and wellbeing)

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