Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too

With the right support, women in prison or whose children are in care can breastfeed. But there are challenges. from www.shutterstock.comAustralian 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. 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 provide them with skilled breastfeeding support. Read more: Babies and toddlers are living with their mums in

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