Māori first foods: a Māori centred approach to understanding infant complementary feeding practices within Māori whānau

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume17
dc.contributor.authorRapata H
dc.contributor.authorHeath A-LM
dc.contributor.authorWall C
dc.contributor.authorTaylor R
dc.contributor.authorTe Morenga L
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T02:20:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:27Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26
dc.date.available2023-07-21T02:20:05Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:27Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description(c) The Author/s 2021
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to explore infant complementary feeding practices among Māori whānau and the extent to which they may be informed by traditional and culturally specific practices, knowledge, personal beliefs and values. This study also endeavoured to explore how these practices, values and beliefs may have changed across time and between generations. Māori-centred qualitative methods were used within a theoretical framework of Kaupapa Māori and socioecological theories. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using Braun & Clarke’s method of thematic analysis to uncover key themes and a new theory for understanding infant feeding among Māori whānau. The themes and theories identified through this project suggest that infant complementary feeding is believed to be a natural and instinctive process for Māori whānau, one that is undergoing a process of decolonisation across generations. These theories indicate that Te Ao Māori centred living, grounded in mātauranga Māori is integral to infant feeding values and practices within Māori whānau. It is also clear that many Māori parents desire more culturally relevant infant nutrition information and support. Our findings should inform future updates to infant complementary feeding guidelines within Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as developments in infant nutrition information and support.
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dc.format.extent336 - 351
dc.identifierhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1177083X.2021.2002372
dc.identifier.citationKotuitui: New Zealand Journal Of Social Sciences Online, 2022, 17 (3), pp. 336 - 351
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1177083X.2021.2002372
dc.identifier.eissn1177-083X
dc.identifier.elements-id450080
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19833
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1177083X.2021.2002372
dc.relation.isPartOfKotuitui: New Zealand Journal Of Social Sciences Online
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectcomplementary feeding
dc.subjecthealth
dc.titleMāori first foods: a Māori centred approach to understanding infant complementary feeding practices within Māori whānau
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/Research Centre for Hauora and Health
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