RAP ! Just Let Them Feed, Breastfeeding is Best, The Importance of breastfeeding for women

Just Let Them Them Feed DVD Resource:RAP English Version
Project Description:
The Western Arrarnta people of Ntaria (Hermannsburg, NT) requested that this DVD resource be made. The local women wanted to reinforce the benefits of breastfeeding and educate their community and other Aboriginal people about the importance of breastfeeding. Sometimes this essential message gets overlooked during health information exchanges because most Aboriginal women are seen as “natural breast feeders,” but this isn’t always the case. "Breast is best"
This project came about through a direct connection with a core group of breastfeeding women who live and work in Ntaria. They had been talking about the decline in breastfeeding among young women in their community, and they wanted to do something about it. Young men and women were involved from the start of the project. They developed a rap song and dance about the importance of brestfeeding, while elders spoke with wisdom and truth about the benefits of brestfeeding for mother and baby and the next generation. Voices from the community, as well as from the staff at the local health centre, were recorded so that people could hear about how breastfeeding is important for the future of the culture and community.
Published research about drops in breastfeeding rates in Central Australian remote communities has not been presented to date, but even a small shift down in these rates is something local women and elders want to address now.
"Breast is better than the bottle"
Community members report that some young mums bottle feed because they want to smoke, drink, or go out, but they don’t want their actions to affect the baby, or they have tried breastfeeding and just cannot breastfeed for whatever reason. Another youthful perception is that if other people can formula feed, so can they; but they don’t really know the consequences to the health of their baby when making this decision. During the first six months of a baby’s life, we need to Let Them Feed.

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