‘Stakeholders’ in this research included many health professionals, charitable organizations and mothers. There were 268 participants, including consumers (mothers), midwives, lactation consultants, alternative health providers, birth education providers, doctors/obstetricians and a few politicians. Of the 18 workshops, 8 were in larger urban centres, and 10 were in smaller towns situated more rurally. All participants had either a personal or professional (or both) interest in maternal health, with the majority involved in supporting mothers/parents currently.
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