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Providing Lactation Care Following Stillbirth, Neonatal and Infant Death: Learning from Bereaved Parents
Author/editor: Debbie Noble-Carr, Katherine Carroll, Simon Copland and Catherine Waldby
Year published: 2023
Objective: The study aimed to identify how, from the perspective of bereaved parents, hospital-based health professionals can better meet their lactation care needs. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 mothers and 7 fathers bereaved by stillbirth, neonatal death, or older infant...
'It was a shared duty': Bereaved fathers’ perspectives, experiences and practices in relation to their partner’s lactation after infant death.
Author/editor: Debbie Noble-Carr, Katherine Carroll, Simon Copland, Catherine Waldby
Year published: 2022
This exploratory study targets a significant gap in the lactation and bereavement literature by exploring bereaved fathers’ experiences, perspectives and practices in relation to their partner’s lactation after stillbirth, neonatal or infant death. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with...
Mothers, milk and mourning: The meanings of breast milk after loss of an infant
Author/editor: Catherine Waldby, Debbie Noble-Carr, Katherine Carroll
Year published: 2022
Breast milk is a highly valued substance, immunologically and nutritionally, which also signifies maternal care and love for the infant. This intersection of biological and cultural qualities confers breast milk with complex meanings, which necessarily shape the experience of breastfeeding. Our...
Mothers, milk and mourning: The meanings of breast milk after loss of an infant
Author/editor: Catherine Waldby, Debbie Noble-Carr, Katherine Carroll
Year published: 2022
Breast milk is a highly valued substance, immunologically and nutritionally, which also signifies maternal care and love for the infant. This intersection of biological and cultural qualities confers breast milk with complex meanings, which necessarily shape the experience of breastfeeding. Our...
Lactation After Infant Death: Partners’ Experiences
Author/editor: Katherine Carroll, Simon Copland, Debbie Noble-Carr & Catherine Waldby
Year published: 2021
Funded by: Newborn Intensive Care Foundation This publication reports on the findings of a pilot study funded by the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation. Researchers interviewed seven bereaved fathers, in the ACT and Queensland, in order to examine their experiences, perspectives and practices toward...
Mapping Hospital-Based Lactation Care Provided to Bereaved Mothers: A Basis for Quality Improvement
Author/editor: Debbie Noble-Carr, Katherine Carroll, & Catherine Waldby
Year published: 2021
The study aimed to identify and map the factors that shape the delivery of hospital-based lactation care for bereaved mothers to inform quality improvement initiatives targeting hospital-based lactation care. Focus groups and interviews were conducted at three large hospitals in Australia with 113...
