This editorial summarises the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the justification for the elimination strategy adopted by New Zealand, and some...

COVID-19 ADVICE FOR MĀORI

Nau mai, haere mai!

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Here you will find information and resources specifically for Māori about the COVID-19 pandemic....

COVID-19 Breastfeeding advice for pregnant women or those who have recently given birth.

Due to the government's announcement that we are entering alert level 4 our office is now closed.

An excellent summary of the world of maternity in Aotearoa.

Pregnant women do not appear to be more susceptible to the consequences of coronavirus than the general population and there is no evidence that the...

Infants born to mothers with suspected, probable, or confirmed COVID-19 should be fed according to standard infant feeding guidelines, while applying...

2020 BFHI Resource Document, BFHI Coordinators training, better care for whānau Māori, WABA World Breastfeeding Week logo and theme 2020, Amy Brown's...

UNICEF provides practical information on COVID-19 and what parents should know.

Within the first few hours after birth, most healthy newborns will instinctively move to their mother’s breast and attach on their own. This video...

NZBA's achievements for year ending 30 June 2019 presented at our AGM, November 2019.

Dr Marewa Glover’s award-winning mini-series Tiakina Wāhine Hapū follows a whānau through pregnancy... and shows how much easier it would be to make...

This Current Programme of Action sets out the actions - policies, initiatives, programmes and plans - the Government will implement to help achieve...

What follows is a potted history of the New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance as we celebrate the point NZBA agreed a contract with the Health Funding...

The Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy: 2019 and Beyond (the Strategy) provides an enduring policy framework for all Australian governments to...

Although intention to breastfeed in Western culture is high, many women stop breastfeeding before they are ready. From a physiological perspective,...

UNICEF UK has developed a series of resources covering a range of issues around supporting close and loving relationships between parents and babies.

The Ministry of Health is currently aware of interest from companies wishing to import, market and sell human

breast milk products in Australia and...

Last week clinical psychologist Dr Natalie Flynn was interviewed about the new release of her parenting book Smart Mothering.

In her book, she...

A growing body of evidence confirms that experiences during the first 1000 days, the period from conception until a child’s second birthday, have a...

The Office of the Children's Commissioner asked children and young people for their views on what wellbeing means to them. They heard from more than...

This guideline examines the evidence and makes recommendations and remarks on the implementation of some of the details of breastfeeding counselling,...

The aim of this research was to better understand Māori and Pasifika mother’s experiences of breastfeeding and to identify improvements that could be...