Face-to-face health professional contact for postpartum women: A systematic review.

The postpartum period is a time when physical, psychological and social changes occur. Health professional contact in the first month following birth may contribute to a smoother transition, help prevent and manage infant and maternal complications and reduce health systems' expenditure. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effect of face-to-face health professional contact with postpartum women within the first four weeks following hospital discharge on maternal and infant health outcomes.

Postpartum breastfeeding experiences in the traditional-biomedical crossroads: A qualitative study using drawing with Vietnamese and Myanmarese refugee women in Australia.

Aims: To explore how postpartum support networks, hospital stay and healthcare services had an impact on breastfeeding experiences of refugee women from Vietnam and Myanmar in Brisbane, Australia.

Design: A qualitative study guided by feminist methodological inquiry.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews and drawing exercises were conducted with recent (<10 years) and established (≥10 years) refugee women between July 2015 - June 2016.

From Liminality to Vitality: Infant Feeding Beliefs Among Refugee Mothers From Vietnam and Myanmar.

Infant feeding in traditional (non-White societies) is imbued within beliefs surrounding the human body and food. This article, framed within the liminality theory, demonstrates perspectives of 38 Vietnamese and Myanmarese refugee mothers. Situated within the postmodern methodological framework, innovative methods of in-depth interviewing and drawing were used to gather participant's subjectivities.

"Fitting-in Australia" as nurturers: Meta-synthesis on infant feeding experiences among immigrant women.

Problem: Migration or resettlement to western nations frequently alters breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.

Background: Infant feeding practices in traditional societies (originally from non-white countries) are ingrained within customary beliefs and practices.

Aim: To understand maternal infant feeding experiences pre- and post-resettlement for the benefit of policy and healthcare practice.

Breastfeeding questions to medicines call centres from the Australian public and health professionals.

There is considerable uncertainty regarding medication use during breastfeeding. This study compared lactation-related questions about medicines from consumers and health professionals to identify knowledge gaps. A retrospective, mixed-methods study of lactation-related call data extracted from two Australian medicines call centre databases: National Prescribing Service (NPS) Medicines Line (ML) for the general public and Therapeutic Advice and Information Service (TAIS) for health professionals, was conducted.