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Change Proposal: Shepparton
La Trobe University has today started an organisation-wide consultation to explore and shape the University of the future. The change proposal has been developed to ensure La Trobe is in a strong position for future growth.
For a summary of the La Trobe University proposal, read the statement on our website.
The proposal strongly reinforces our ongoing commitment to our regional campuses, including Shepparton.
Part of La Trobe’s Transformation Program, the proposal will ensure the University achieves its strategic goals as outlined in its Strategy for Regional Victoria published in 2020 in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Midwifery researchers find teenage, obese and smoking mothers are less likely to breastfeed
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As a young new mother Amanda Franks felt uncomfortable to breastfeed.
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When Amanda Franks had a baby at age 16 at a country hospital, an experience with a midwife put her off breastfeeding her firstborn.
Key points:
A La Trobe University study has looked at data from 7,500 women who had a baby at Bendigo Health between 2010 and 2017
Researchers found only 4.2 per cent of teenage mothers went on to breastfeed their infants
Overall, mothers who smoke, are obese, or are in their teenage years are less likely to initiate breastfeeding