Table 5 Infant feeding – comparison and level of agreement between NICE/WHO recommendations and Australian postnatal guidelines
Recommendations | Number of Australian guidelines mapped to each category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Partially agree | Modified | Disagree | Absent | Not in scope | |
Infant feeding | ||||||
31. Exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
32. Facility breastfeeding policies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
33. Provider breastfeeding knowledge and skills | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
34. General principles for providing breastfeeding support (e.g. privacy, respect, consent) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
35. Discussing infant feeding holistically | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
36. Information provision: benefits of breastfeeding | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
37. Information provision formats: in person and in written/digital formats | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
38. In person support until breastfeeding established | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
39. Populations that may require extra support to start and continue breastfeeding | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
40. Detailed information provision (responsive feeding, breastfeeding positions, expressing, complications) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
41. Information provision to partners: how to support a breastfeeding woman | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
42. Encouraging early skin-to-skin contact | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
43. Assessing breastfeeding and addressing concerns | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
44. Components of breastfeeding assessment | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
45. Actions when ongoing breastfeeding concerns | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
46. Vitamin D supplementation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
47. Right to breastfeed in public spaces | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
48. Discussing feeding options with parents considering formula feeding | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
49. Detailed information provision about formula (first infant formula, sterilisation, supplementing breastfeeding) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
50. Provision of formula information: individual, in person and written/digital formats | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
51. Supporting formula feeding: observing feed, recognising and responding to feeding cues, bonding with baby | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
52. Supporting parents to make informed decisions about infant feeding | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 |