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2010

Taylor LK, Lim K, Neville SE (2010)

Newborn feeding practices at the time of discharge from hospital in NSW in 2007: a descriptive study

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin; 20(12): 177–181

2009

Baxter J, Smith J (2009)

Breastfeeding and infants’ time use

Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies

2007

Paul E, Johnston S, Walker J, Stanton R, Bibo M (2007)

Infant nutrition project 2006-2007: measurement of exclusive breastfeeding

Brisbane: Queensland Health

2006

Binns CW, Gilchrist D, Woods B, Gracey M, Scott J, Smith H, Zhang M, Roberman B (2006)

Breastfeeding by Aboriginal mothers in Perth

Nutrition and Dietetics; 63: 8-14

Mackerras D (2006)

Breastfeeding in Indigenous Australians

Nutrition and Dietetics; 63: 5-7

Queensland Health (2006)

Growing strong: feeding you and your baby evaluation summary report

Brisbane: Queensland Government

2005

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)

The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics

This major report presents a broad national picture of the health and welfare of the Indigenous population and explores the disparities in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Topics covered include:

  • the demographic, social and economic context
  • education and health
  • housing circumstances
  • disability and ageing
  • mothers and children
  • health status
  • health risk factors
  • mortality
  • health services - provision, access and use
  • community services
  • Torres Strait Islander people

The findings of the report demonstrate that the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remains poor compared with the rest of the Australian population and they experience many disadvantages. Changes over time in the health and welfare outcomes for Indigenous people have been described where possible. Life expectancy among Indigenous men and women remains approximately 17 years less than among their non-Indigenous counterparts, but some health improvements have been noted. Declines were identified in Indigenous mortality rates in Western Australia and in infant mortality rates in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. There have also been improvements in some of the social determinants of health, particularly in education and employment outcomes.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2005)

What do we know about breastfeeding among Indigenous women

Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/html/html_population/population_subgroups_women_breastfeeding.htm#what

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Gabriel R, Pollard G, Suleman G, Coyne T, Vidgen H (2005)

Infant and child nutrition in Queensland 2003

Brisbane: Queensland Health

2004

Gilchrist D, Woods B, Binns CW, Gracey M, Scott J, Smith H (2004)

Breastfeeding and health promotion: the experience of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers

Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 15(3): 226-230

Laws PJ, Sullivan EA (2004)

Australia's mothers and babies 2001

Canberra: National Perinatal Statistics Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Laws PJ, Sullivan EA (2004)

Australia's mothers and babies 2002

Canberra: National Perinatal Statistics Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Zubrick SR, Lawrence DM, Silburn SR, Blair E, Milroy H, Wilkes T, Eades S, D'Antoine H, Read AW, Ishiguchi P, Doyle S (2004)

The health of Aboriginal children and young people

Perth: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Zubrick SR, Lawrence DM, Silburn SR, Blair E, Milroy H, Wilkes T, Eades S, D'Antoine H, Read AW, Ishiguchi P, Doyle S (2004)

The health of Aboriginal children and young people: summary booklet

Perth: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

 
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