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Maternal and Infant Care Services Module notes and examples of current accepted practice

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Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
November 1998

National accreditation standards for integrated maternal and infant care services provide a strong emphasis on support for the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding and address the transfer of support and encouragement from hospital to community health services.

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