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Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too
Australian women want to breastfeed but many struggle. And the most disadvantaged face the biggest challenges.
Among them are mothers who are involved with the child protection and criminal justice systems, who need extra support.
But such support has been lacking.
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- The Conversation
However, Australia’s new National Breastfeeding Strategy, released on Saturday, is the first of its kind in the world to directly call for health, justice, and child protection systems to support women to breastfeed.
The plan is to keep mothers and babies together as much as possible, and…