Improving Management Of Mastitis In Breastfeeding Women
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$177,197.00
Summary
Mastitis is a painful breast infection experienced by 1 in 5 breastfeeding women. However, management of this common condition is often not evidence-based and women may receive inappropriate antibiotics and may not receive appropriate investigations. This project will be an intervention at four emergency departments aimed at improving clinicians' management of mastitis. The aim is to improve women's satisfaction with their experience of mastitis and reduce unnecessary cessation of breastfeeding.
Evaluating The Evidence-practice Gap Between The NHMRC Alcohol And Breastfeeding Guideline (2009), Clinician Application And Maternal Uptake.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$176,250.00
Summary
Drinking alcohol during lactation has been shown to decrease breastfeeding duration yet breastfeeding is the optimal method of infant feeding. Alcohol consumption is the cultural norm in Australia but alcohol in breastmilk will disrupt the hormonal control required for successful breastmilk let-down, a factor rarely considered in the early stopping of breastfeeding. This Fellowship will investigate the use of the alcohol guideline for breastfeeding women by health practitioners & mothers.