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La Trobe University
Division of Nursing & Midwifery
Dr Helen McLachlan

Dr Helen McLachlan

Senior Lecturer
George Singer Building level 3, room 309
Ph: +61 3 9479 5955
Fx: +61 3 9479 5988
Email: h.mclachlan@latrobe.edu.au

Qualifications

  • 2003 - PhD La Trobe University
  • 1994 - Master of Nursing Studies, Deakin University
  • 1991 - Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Midwifery), La Trobe University
  • 1990 - Bachelor of Nursing, Deakin University

Background

Helen McLachlan has a clinical and research background in midwifery. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in midwifery at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at Mother & Child Health Research, La Trobe University. Her research interests include cultural aspects of childbirth (PhD thesis), models of maternity care, postnatal care and breastfeeding. She has conducted studies using a variety of research designs (eg RCTs, surveys, focus groups). Her major teaching areas include pregnancy and postnatal care.

Areas of Teaching

  • Midwifery including pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal care

Research

Areas of Interest

  • Midwifery models of care
  • Childbirth and culture
  • Breastfeeding
  • Postnatal care
  • Domiciliary care

Current Research

  • 'COSMOS': Caseload midwifery for women at low risk of medical complications: a randomised controlled trial. Investigators: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Ms Mary-Anne Davey, Prof Judith Lumley, Ms Tanya Farrell, Prof Jeremy Oats, Ms Lisa Gold, Prof Ulla Waldenstrom., Prof Leah Albers.
  • Exploring home-based postnatal care in Victoria. Investigators: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Ms Tanya Farrell, Dr Michelle Kealy.
  • MILC (mothers’ and infants’ lactation cohort): a multi-site cohort study. Dr Della Forster, Dr Lisa Amir, Dr Helen McLachlan, Ms Anita Moorhead, Ms Kerri McEgan, Ms Rachael Ford, Ms Chris Scott, Ms Helene Johns.
  • 'WAVE': Evaluating changes in postnatal care at Barwon Health. Investigators: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Ms Mary-Ann Davey, Ms Therese Cotter, Ms Jane Morrow, Mr Arthur Hsueh

Past Research

  • The views, experiences and referral patterns of Victorian IVF specialists regarding fertility enhancement by complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Ms Jo Rayner, Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Michelle Kealy, Dr Maree Pirotta.
  • PinC Private. A statewide review of postnatal care in the private hospitals in Victoria. Investigators: Dr Della Forster, Dr Jo Rayner, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland.
  • PinC ANEW. The adaptation and piloting of a previously successful antenatal educational program for midwives and nurses to a postnatal setting. The aim of the study will be to enhance the communication skills and knowledge of midwives and nurses to enable tailoring of care to support individual women's needs and particularly those who are more vulnerable. Investigators: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Dr Jane Yelland, Dr Jo Rayner; with Prof Jane Gunn and Assoc Prof Kelsey Hegarty (University of Melbourne)
  • PinC package. The proposed feasibility study of a patient preference approach to individualised flexible postnatal care is a first step in implementation within a randomised controlled trial. The postnatal package aims to improve women's experience of postnatal care and positively impact on maternal and infant health. Investigators: Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland, D Forster, Dr Jo Rayner, Ms Lisa Gold
  • A statewide review of in-hospital postnatal care in Victoria (PinC). Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland, Dr Jo Rayner.
    Investigators: Della Forster, Helen McLachlan, Jane Yelland, Judith Lumley.
  • The early postnatal period: exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia. Investigators: Dr Della Forster; Dr Helen McLachlan; Dr Jo Rayner; Dr Jane Yelland; Ms Lisa Gold; Ms Sharon Rayner. ABFAB (attachment to the breast and family attitudes towards breastfeeding): A randomised controlled trial comparing two different strategies to increase the duration of breastfeeding.
    Investigators: Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Prof Judith Lumley, Dr Christine Beanland, Ms Dianne Earl, Ms Kaye Dyson, Ms Heather Harris
  • Around the birth: the views and experiences of women born in Turkey, Vietnam and Australia on giving birth in Australia. PhD thesis. Supervisors: Professor Ulla Waldenstrom, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and Professor Roger Short, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.

Supervision of Higher Degree Students

PhD Research Theses

  • Michelle Newton. Introducing a caseload midwifery model: an exploration of the views of caseload midwives, key stakeholders; and the sociopolitical context. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster and Dr Karen Willis. 2008-current.
  • Jane Morrow. An evaluation of maternity services at Barwon Health. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster and Dr Mary-Ann Davey. 2008-current.
  • Touran Shafiei. 2006-2009. The experience of maternity care and depression after birth among women from Iran and Afghanistan in Melbourne. Supervisors: Assoc Prof Rhonda Small and Dr Helen McLachlan. 2006-2009.

Masters Research Theses

  • Kinga Pemo. Leaving expressing: exploring the views and experiences of midwives regarding why women give expressed breast milk to their babies. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster and Dr Lisa Amir. 2008.
  • Rhian Walsh. Why do women combine the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) to enhance fertility? Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan, Ms Jo Rayner. 2008-current.
  • Tracey Savage. Postnatal documentation: findings from a state-wide review of hospital postnatal care in Victoria. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan and Dr Della Forster. 2008.
  • Peters, L. PinC Private: A state-wide review of hospital postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan and Ms Jo Rayner. 2008.
  • Collins R. PinC Anew: PinC ANEW: An evaluation of a pilot education program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of midwives to identify and support women with psychosocial issues during the postnatal period. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan and Dr Della Forster. 2008.
  • Deki, S. Women 's views and experiences of childbirth in Bhutan. Supervisor: Helen McLachlan. September 2006.
  • Morton H. The views and experiences of childbirth educators providing a breastfeeding intervention in pregnancy. Supervisors: Dr Helen McLachlan, Prof Sue McDonald. 2005.

Responsibilities within the Division

Faculty of Health Sciences Higher Degrees Committee, La Trobe University, January 2009 - present

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

McLachlan H, Forster D. Infant feeding following migration: attitudes and practices of women born in Turkey and Vietnam after migration to Australia in Liamputtong, P. (Ed.) Infant Feeding Practices: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Springer: New York. In press 2009.

Journal Articles

McLachlan H, Forster D. The safety of home birth: is the evidence good enough? CMAJ. Accepted for publication 9th July 2009. (Invited commentary). JIF 7.5

Rayner J, McLachlan H, Forster D, Cramer R. Australian women’s use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) to enhance fertility: exploring the experiences of women and practitioners. Accepted BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine September 2009.

McLachlan H, Gold L, Forster D, Yelland J, Rayner, J, Rayner S. Women’s support of postnatal hospital stay in the face of mounting pressure on postnatal beds in Australia. Women and Birth. Epub 23rd May 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2009.04.003. JIF 0.9

Forster D, McLachlan H. Women’s views and experiences of breastfeeding: positive, negative, or just good for the baby? In press, Midwifery. Accepted 24th April 2008. JIF 1.04

McLachlan H, Forster D, Davey MA, Lumley J, Farrell T, Oats J, Gold L, Waldenström U, Albers L, Biro M . COSMOS: COmparing Standard Maternity care with One-to-one midwifery Support: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, August 5; 8:35.JIF 1.16

Forster D, McLachlan H, Rayner J, Yelland J, Gold L, Rayner S. The early postnatal period: exploring women’s views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2008, Jul 22; 8:27. JIF 1.16

McLachlan HL, Forster DA, Yelland J, Rayner J, Lumley J. Is the organisation and structure of hospital postnatal care a barrier to quality care? Findings from a state-wide review in Victoria, Australia. Midwifery 2008 Sep; 24(3):358-70. JIF 1.04

Rayner J, Forster D, McLachlan H, Yelland J, Davey M-A. What are the views and experiences of midwives working in hospital based postnatal care? Findings from a state-wide review of hospital postnatal care in Victoria, Australia. Midwifery, 2008 Sep; 24(3):310-20. JIF1.04

Amir LH, Forster DA, Lumley J, McLachlan H. A descriptive study of mastitis in Australian breastfeeding women: incidence and determinants. BMC Public Health. 2007, 7:62. JIF 2.03

Forster Della A, McLachlan Helen L Breastfeeding initiation: do practices in the birth setting make a difference? Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 2007 May-Jun;52(3):273-80 (Invited paper). JIF 1.07

Yelland J, McLachlan H, Forster D, Rayner J, Lumley J. How is maternal psychosocial health assessed and promoted in the early postnatal period? Findings from a review of hospital postnatal care in Victoria, Australia, Midwifery (2007) 23, 287–297. JIF1.04

Forster D, McLachlan H, Lumley J. Factors associated with continuing to feed any breast milk at six months postpartum in a group of Australian women. BMC Int Breastfeed J. 2006, 1:18.

McLachlan H, Forster D. Initial breastfeeding attitudes and practices of women born in Turkey, Vietnam and Australia after giving birth in Australia. BMC International Breastfeeding Journal 2006, 1:7 (7 April 2006)

Forster DA, McLachlan HL, Yelland J, Rayner J, Lumley J, Davey M-A, Staffing in postnatal units: is it adequate for the provision of quality care? Staff perspectives from a state-wide review of postnatal care in Victoria, Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 2006;6:83 (4 July).

McLachlan H, Waldenström U. Childbirth experiences in Australia of women born in Turkey, Vietnam and Australia. Birth, 2005; 32(4):272-282. JIF 2.22.

Conferences

McLachlan HL, Forster DA, Amir L, Pemo K, Moorhead A, McEgan K, Johns H, Ford R. An exploration of current breast expressing practices in the early postpartum period using an audit and focus groups in three Melbourne hospitals. Australian Lactation Consultants’ Association National Conference, Canberra, September 2009.

Forster D, McLachlan H, Ford R. An evaluation of the Division 2 employment model for student midwives at The Royal Women's Hospital. Australian College of Midwives 16th National Conference, Adelaide, September 2009.

McLachlan H, Forster D, Savage T, Yelland J, Farrell T, Gold L, Rayner J. An individual, flexible approach to postnatal care: a pilot project to inform the development of a randomised controlled trial” Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (ed(s)), Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Darwin, Northern Territory, April 2009. A65.

Newton M, Forster D, McLachlan H. Comparing burnout and satisfaction: a survey of caseload and non-caseload midwives. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (ed(s)), Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Darwin, Northern Territory, April 2009. A32.

Forster D, McLachlan H, Davey MA, Amir L, Gold L. Does telephone peer support in the early postnatal period increase breastfeeding duration. A randomised controlled trial. Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Clinical Trials Network meeting, Darwin, Northern Territory, April 2009.

Shafiei, T, Small, R, McLachlan, H. The experience of postnatal depression and use of primary care services after birth among women from Afghanistan. 3rd International Women’s Mental Health Congress, Melbourne, March 2008. P 116.

Forster D, McLachlan H, Yelland J, Rayner J, Gold L, Farrell T, Lumley J, Rayner S. An individualised, flexible approach to postnatal care: a pilot project to inform the development of a randomised controlled trial. International Confederation of Midwives, 28th Triennial Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2008, A257

McLachlan H, Forster D, Collins R, Hegarty K , Gunn J , Rayner J, Yelland J , Love L, Cass M, Kelly J. Supporting women after childbirth: enhancing the knowledge and skills of midwives to identify and support women with psychosocial issues during the postnatal period. International Confederation of Midwives, 28th Triennial Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2008, A192

McLachlan, H, Forster, D, Collins, R, Hegarty, K, Gunn J, Rayner J, Yelland J, Love L, Cass M, Kelly J (2008) 'Supporting women after childbirth: adapting and piloting an educational program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of midwives to identify and support women with psychosocial issues during the postnatal period', Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (ed(s)), Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, Queensland, pp.A58-A58.

Savage, T, Forster, D, McLachlan, H & Rayner, J (2008) 'A review of postnatal care in Victoria', Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (ed(s)), Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Gold Coast, Queensland, 20/04/2008, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, Queensland, pp.A57-A57.

Rayner J, R Walsh, McLachlan H, Forster D. Why do women combine the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) to enhance fertility? Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (ed(s)), Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Gold Coast, Queensland, 20/04/2008, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, Queensland, pA18

Forster D, McLachlan H. Women’s views on breastfeeding: positive? Negative? Good for the baby? Hot Milk. Australian Breastfeeding Association Annual Conference, 2-4 August 2007.

Rayner J, Forster D, McLachlan H, Yelland J, Peters L. PinC Private: A state-wide review of postnatal care in Victorian private hospitals. Australian College of Midwives 15th National Conference, Canberra, 25-28 September 2007, p.84.

McLachlan H, Forster D, Yelland J, Collins R, Rayner J, Hegarty K, Gunn J, Love L, Cass M, Kelly J. Supporting women after childbirth: adapting and piloting an educational program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of midwives to identify and support women with psychosocial issues during the postnatal period. Australian College of Midwives 15th National Conference, Canberra, 25-28 September 2007, p.75.

Peters L, Rayner J, McLachlan H, Forster D. Early postnatal care: the views of managers and clinicians interviewed during the state-wide review of private hospital postnatal care in Victoria. Australian College of Midwives 15th National Conference, Canberra, 25-28 September 2007, p.82.

Savage T, Forster D, McLachlan HL, Rayner J. A review of postnatal documentation in Victoria. Australian College of Midwives 15th National Conference, Canberra, 25-28 September 2007, p.87.

Amir L, McLachlan H, Forster D. Introduction to Research. Hot Milk. Australian Breastfeeding Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, 2-4 August 2007.

Shafiei, T, Small, R, McLachlan, H. Challenges of maternity care provision for immigrant and refugee women. The experience of maternity care and depression after birth among women from Iran and Afghanistan in Melbourne. 12th International Metropolis Conference, Melbourne, October 2007. P74.

McLachlan, H, Forster D, Yelland J, Rayner J, Peters L. Breastfeeding practices in the postnatal wards of hospitals in Victoria: caregivers’ views. ALCA national conference, Melbourne, October 2006. P54.

Forster DA, McLachlan HL, Davey MA, Lumley J, Gold L, Amir LH, Rayner J. Exploring the feasibility of a peer support intervention before testing it in a randomised controlled trial. ALCA national conference, Melbourne, October 2006. P46.

Forster DA, McLachlan HL. Women’s views (and experiences) of breastfeeding: positive, negative or just good for the baby? ALCA national conference, Melbourne, October 2006. P.33

Forster D, McLachlan H, Yelland J, Rayner J Gold L, Rayner S. Improving postnatal care for women: focus groups to inform the development of a patient preference package of postnatal care. Australian College of Midwives Conference, Sydney, December 2006.

McLachlan H, Yelland J, Forster D, Rayner J, Lumley. A patient preference approach to individualised, flexible postnatal care: a randomised controlled trial, IMPACT, Perth, 2006.

Forster D, McLachlan JL, Lumley J. Risk factors for early cessation of breastfeeding: a randomised controlled trial. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand. Perth, 2006, page 149.

Forster D, Yelland J, McLachlan H, Rayner J , Gold L, Sharon Rayner Improving postnatal care for women: focus groups to inform the development of a patient preference package of postnatal care. Abstact: Australian College of Midwives Annual Seminar, Sydney, 2006.

McLachlan H, Forster DA, Rayner J, Yelland J, Peters L. Breastfeeding practices in the postnatal wards of hospitals in Victoria: caregivers’ views. Abstract: Australian Lactation Consultants’ Association Annual conference, Melbourne, 2006.

Yelland J, McLachlan HL, Forster DA, Rayner J, Lumley J. How are women’s psychosocial needs assessed and managed in the early postnatal period?. Abstract: Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand. Perth, 2006, page 400.

Yelland J, Forster DA, McLachlan HL, Rayner J, Lumley J. How are women’s psychosocial needs assessed and managed in the early postnatal period?. Abstract Australian Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference, Melbourne, August 2005, p 32

Forster DA, McLachlan HL, Yelland J, Rayner J, Lumley J. PINC: A statewide review of hospital postnatal care in Victoria, Australia. Abstract – Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, March 2005, Adelaide, A123

Yelland J, Rayner J, Forster DA, McLachlan HL, Lumley J. Early postnatal care: the views of managers and clinicians interviewed during the state-wide review of hospital postnatal care in Victoria. Abstract – Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, March 2005, Adelaide, A124

McLachlan H, Farrell T. Midwives case discussion groups: are they an effective form of supervision for midwives? 27th Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Brisbane, July 2005, p225

Morton H, McLachlan H, McDonald S. The views and experiences of childbirth educators providing a breastfeeding intervention in pregnancy. 27th Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Brisbane, July 2005, p147

Other

Regular reviewer for national and international journals including:

  • International Breastfeeding Journal
  • Women and birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives
  • Journal of Human Lactation
  • Journal of Health Promotion
  • Midwifery

Professional Activities and Consultancies

  • 2005: Review of postnatal services, Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney
  • 2004: Midwives Case Discussion Groups – implementation and evaluation, the Royal Women’s Hospital

Professional Affiliations

  • Australian College of Midwives (ACMI) - 1991- present.
  • Member of The Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, 1988 – present
  • Midwifery representative on Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Clinical Trials Network (IMPACT) 2006- 2008
  • Convenor of ACMI (Vic Branch) working group to establish Graduate Midwifery Program Guidelines for Victorian Maternity Hospitals.
  • Member La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Higher Degrees Committee

Committees

  • Faculty of Health Sciences Higher Degrees Committee, La Trobe University, January 2009 - present
  • Convenor, Victorian Midwifery Academic Group (MIDAC) – 2007 - present
  • Australian College of Midwives (Vic Branch), Executive Committee – 2007-2008
  • Australian College of Midwives (Vic Branch), Education Sub-committee, - 1998- 2006
  • Primary Care and Population Health Committee, The Royal Women’s Hospital. 2007- present
  • International Confederation of Midwives Research Standing Committee – 2007 - present

Grants

2009

Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Ms Jo Rayner, Ms Tanya Farrell. A review of home-based postnatal care in Victoria. La Trobe University, Faculty of Health Sciences. $15,000

Dr Della Forster, Dr Lisa Amir, Dr Helen McLachlan, Ms Anita Moorhead, Ms Kerri McEgan, Ms Rachael Ford, Ms Chris Scott, Ms Helene Johns. MILC (Mothers and Infants Lactation Cohort): a multi-site cohort study. La Trobe University, Faculty of Health Sciences. $15,000.

2008

Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Ms Mary-Ann Davey, Ms Therese Cotter. Evaluating changes in postnatal care at Barwon Health. Victorian Department of Human Services, $57,562.

Ms Jo Rayner, Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Michelle Kealy, Dr Maree Pirotta. The views, experiences and referral patterns of Victorian IVF specialists regarding fertility enhancement by complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Grant, $19,530

Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland, Ms Lisa Gold, Ms Tanya Farrell, Ms Mary-Ann Davey. Hospital-based verses home-based early postnatal care: a randomised controlled trial, La Trobe University, $10,000

2007

Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland, Dr Della Forster, Ms Jo Rayner, Ms Lisa Gold, Assoc Prof Stephanie Brown, Ms Tanya Farrell. An alternative approach to early postnatal care: a pilot randomised controlled trial. La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Grant, $19,992

2006

Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Ms Mary-Anne Davey, Prof Judith Lumley, Ms Tanya Farrell, Prof Jeremy Oats, Ms Lisa Gold, Prof Ulla Waldenstrom., Prof Leah Albers. Caseload midwifery for women at low risk of medical complications: a randomised controlled trial. NHMRC Project Grant, $583,125

Ms Touran Shafiei, Dr Rhonda Small, Dr Helen McLachlan. The experience of depression after birth and views about primary care services among Persian-speaking women in Melbourne. $7,475

2005

Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Della Forster, Dr Jane Yelland, Ms J Rayner. Supporting women after childbirth: adapting and piloting an educational program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of midwives and nurses to identify and support women with psychosocial issues during the postnatal period, La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Grant, $4,934

Dr Jane Yelland, Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Ms Jo Rayner. The feasibility and development of a patient preference package of postnatal care. La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Grant, $9,517

Dr Della Forster, Ms Jo Rayner, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland, A state-wide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Grant, $9,930

Ms Mary-Ann Davey, Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Lisa Amir, Ms Lisa Gold, Ms Jo Rayner. Exploring the acceptability of peer support for breastfeeding from the perspective of breastfeeding women and potential peer supporters in Melbourne, La Trobe University Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Grant, $9,884

Dr Jane Yelland, Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Ms Jo Rayner, Ms Lisa Gold. The feasibility and development of a patient preference package of postnatal care, Mother & Child Health Research Grant, La Trobe University. $25,000

Ms Jo Rayner, Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Dr Jane Yelland. A state-wide review of postnatal care in Victorian private hospitals, Mother & Child Health Research Grant, La Trobe University. $25,000

Dr Della Forster, Dr Helen McLachlan, Ms Mary-Ann Davey, Dr Lisa Amir, Ms Lisa Gold, Ms JO Rayner. A feasibility study for telephone peer support in the early postnatal period to increase breastfeeding duration: exploring the acceptability of peer support for breastfeeding from the perspective of breastfeeding women and potential peer supporters Mother & Child Health Research Grant, La Trobe University. $25,000.