title: The counselling needs of breastfeeding women.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the needs of a sample of 1520 people who contacted Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia (NMAA) Breastfeeding Counsellors for help during the week 19 to 25 October 1998. The majority (98.8%) of those who made contact with NMAA Counsellors were mothers or expectant mothers. Mothers of babies in the birth-to-three-month age bracket accounted for more than half (51.1%) of all counselling contacts. The five greatest areas of need for those who sought help from NMAA Counsellors were reassurance (58.6%), feed frequency (26.5%), positioning and attachment (18.1%), looking after yourself (16.3%) and fatigue/tiredness (15.3%).
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grieve
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Howarth
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn