House Standing Committee on Health and Ageing
Inquiry into Breastfeeding
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On Thursday 9 August 2007, the Standing Committee on Health and Ageing tabled its report on the inquiry into the health benefits of breastfeeding entitled The Best Start.
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This report is comprised of 190 preliminary pages, 8 chapters and 3 appendices.
The Best Start
Preliminary pages (PDF 110KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 115KB)
Introduction
Chapter 2 (PDF 266KB)
Breastfeeding in Australia
Chapter 3 (PDF 154KB)
The health and economic benefits of breastfeeding
Chapter 4 (PDF 134KB)
Breastfeeding management
Chapter 5 (PDF 139KB)
Breastfeeding challenges
Chapter 6 (PDF 139KB)
The health system
Chapter 7 (PDF 342KB)
Regional, remote and Indigenous communities
Chapter 8 (PDF 261KB)
The impact of breast milk substitutes
Appendix A (PDF 53KB)
Submissions
Appendix B (PDF 60KB)
Exhibits
Appendix C (PDF 69KB)
Public hearings and site inspections
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