An analysis of Australia's changing context: the breastfeeding mother, motivation and free community-based education.
Breastfeeding promotion, support, and education by volunteer peer activists have improved breastfeeding duration rates in various low socio-economic populations. In Australia however, breastfeeding rates at six months are low despite peer support, as provided by the Australian Breastfeeding Association, being available to mothers since 1964. Immigration over the last 40 years has changed the identity of Australian mothers and altered the country's fertility rate. The discourses that are currently circulated to motivate the breastfeeding mother are reviewed and questioned.
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D001315:Australia; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans