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is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T17:41:30+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/job-opportunity-research-fellow-maternal-and-infant-health\/\">Aug 5, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Research Fellow will support a multi-method, multi-phased study to use appreciative inquiry for co-production of culturally appropriate interventions and equity informed perinatal mental health and psychosocial wellbeing care pathway. The Research Fellow will contribute to co-production of interventions with women, families and clinicians, and planning future evaluation of the interventions including usability and feasibility<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/job-opportunity-research-fellow-maternal-and-infant-health\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1470 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/job-opportunity-senior-research-fellow-data-scientist-epidemiologist\/\" target=\"_self\" >Job Opportunity: Senior Research Fellow &#8211; Data Scientist\/Epidemiologist<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T17:37:17+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/job-opportunity-senior-research-fellow-data-scientist-epidemiologist\/\">Aug 5, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Fellow will support the analysis of local and national administrative data to explore intersectional inequalities in perinatal mental health service pathways, to enable early risk stratification and the development of equitable maternity mental health care pathways. The Fellow will also contribute to co-production of an intervention with women, families and clinicians, and planning future<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/job-opportunity-senior-research-fellow-data-scientist-epidemiologist\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1468 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/phd-opportunity-with-sheffield-hallam-university-targeting-perinatal-mental-health-inequalities\/\" target=\"_self\" >PhD Opportunity: Targeting Perinatal Mental Health Inequalities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T17:34:20+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/phd-opportunity-with-sheffield-hallam-university-targeting-perinatal-mental-health-inequalities\/\">Aug 5, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Transforming Lives PhD scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Targeting Perinatal Mental Health Inequities: Co-Designing Tailored Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Underserved High-Risk Communities Perinatal mental health problems disproportionately affect women experiencing social disadvantage (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds, migration, poverty, disability, social care experience), contributing to significant inequalities in maternal and infant outcomes. This PhD project will<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/phd-opportunity-with-sheffield-hallam-university-targeting-perinatal-mental-health-inequalities\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1465 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/phd-opportunity-developing-an-analytical-framework-of-the-societal-cost-of-inequalities-in-perinatal-mental-illness\/\" target=\"_self\" >PhD Opportunity: Developing an Analytical Framework of The Societal Cost of Inequalities in Perinatal Mental Illness<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T17:29:32+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/phd-opportunity-developing-an-analytical-framework-of-the-societal-cost-of-inequalities-in-perinatal-mental-illness\/\">Aug 5, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We are delighted to share an exciting funded PhD studentship through the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium, based at Sheffield Hallam University. The student will develop a conceptual model linking maternal PMH to short and long term impacts on the woman\u2019s health, the impacts on children and families over their life-courses as well as impacts beyond<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/phd-opportunity-developing-an-analytical-framework-of-the-societal-cost-of-inequalities-in-perinatal-mental-illness\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1456 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/exciting-phd-opportunity-developing-rapid-realist-methods-for-evaluating-accountability-frameworks-in-maternity-services\/\" target=\"_self\" >Exciting PhD Opportunity: Developing Rapid Realist Methods for Evaluating Accountability Frameworks in Maternity Services<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-03T16:20:18+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/exciting-phd-opportunity-developing-rapid-realist-methods-for-evaluating-accountability-frameworks-in-maternity-services\/\">Aug 3, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Are you interested in maternal health, tackling racism and discrimination, and realist methods?We are delighted to share an exciting funded PhD studentship through the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium, based at the University of Birmingham.Primary supervisor: Michelle FisherThis project will develop a rapid evaluation method embedded in realism and health equity approaches. The method will aim<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/exciting-phd-opportunity-developing-rapid-realist-methods-for-evaluating-accountability-frameworks-in-maternity-services\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/equity-and-inclusion-a-review-of-nhs-and-hsc-online-information-for-women-in-the-early-phase-of-labour\/\" target=\"_self\" >Equity and Inclusion: A Review of NHS and HSC Online Information for Women in the Early Phase of Labour<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T20:47:18+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/equity-and-inclusion-a-review-of-nhs-and-hsc-online-information-for-women-in-the-early-phase-of-labour\/\">Jul 13, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A new study published in the journal&nbsp;Healthcare&nbsp;has systematically evaluated the availability, accessibility, content, and evidence base of online early labour information provided by UK hospitals, with a focus on inclusivity and equity. Researchers from the Centre for Midwifery and Women&#8217;s Health at Bournemouth University reviewed 146 NHS and HSC hospital websites across England, Scotland, Wales,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/equity-and-inclusion-a-review-of-nhs-and-hsc-online-information-for-women-in-the-early-phase-of-labour\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1446 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/professor-susan-hampshaw-appointed-associate-dean-of-the-nihr-academy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Professor Susan Hampshaw Appointed Associate Dean of the NIHR Academy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T21:22:26+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/professor-susan-hampshaw-appointed-associate-dean-of-the-nihr-academy\/\">Jul 2, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">MIHERC congratulates Professor Susan Hampshaw on her appointment as Associate Dean of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academy. This prestigious leadership role recognises her outstanding contribution to research capacity building, knowledge mobilisation, and public health research. Professor Hampshaw, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield and Director of the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/professor-susan-hampshaw-appointed-associate-dean-of-the-nihr-academy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1443 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/sands-launches-new-strategy-2026-2031\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sands Launches New Strategy 2026-2031<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T20:39:06+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/sands-launches-new-strategy-2026-2031\/\">Jul 2, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sands, the Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Society, has published its new strategy for 2026-2031, setting out its vision and priorities for the next five years. The strategy is built around a clear mission: a world where fewer babies die. For those families who do experience the death of a baby, Sands is committed to ensuring<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/sands-launches-new-strategy-2026-2031\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1387 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/identifying-research-priorities-for-digital-technology-in-mental-health-care\/\" target=\"_self\" >Identifying Research Priorities for Digital Technology in Mental Health Care<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-11T13:13:00+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/identifying-research-priorities-for-digital-technology-in-mental-health-care\/\">Mar 11, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This study explores key research priorities for digital technologies in mental health care, based on a collaboration between people with lived experience, carers, and health professionals. It highlights how digital tools such as smartphone apps, online therapies, and wearable technologies could improve access to mental health support. The research identified important unanswered questions about how<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/identifying-research-priorities-for-digital-technology-in-mental-health-care\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1363 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/breastfeeding-practices-and-attitudes-among-women-in-west-sumatra-indonesia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Breastfeeding Practices and Attitudes Among Women in West Sumatra, Indonesia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-26T13:26:10+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miherc.org\/miherc\/uncategorised\/breastfeeding-practices-and-attitudes-among-women-in-west-sumatra-indonesia\/\">Nov 26, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This study explores breastfeeding behaviours, maternal attitudes, and cultural influences among women in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It highlights high breastfeeding rates among mothers in the region, revealing how culture, attitudes, and support systems shape infant-feeding practices. Mothers described breastfeeding as natural, healthy, and the expected norm within their communities. 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