This project is a partnership between RivMed (Wagga Wagga), Tharawal (Campbelltown), the Sax Institute and a number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers. It aims to understand how to best support First Nations women to breastfeed and apply this knowledge to develop and pilot test a comprehensive breastfeeding program for women at the two partner Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS).
It also aims to co-develop a framework for an Aboriginal lactation training program, incorporating the World Health Organisation Nurturing Care Framework and guidelines for breastfeeding. Initial discussions have begun with staff at RivMed to plan the project and an application to the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Centre Human Research Ethics Committee is in preparation. An investigators’ meeting is planned for first quarter of 2024.
