Breastfeeding 101: How Your Breasts and Baby Work Together By Pip Wynn Owen, Registered Midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Understanding how breastfeeding works can make the early days feel a little less mysterious. It can help you...
Have you noticed lots of Instagram posts about expressing colostrum antenatally? There are even people jumping on the bandwagon and selling “kits”. I have been around long enough to have seen many fads in this space and I can’t help thinking this is one...
Last week I was asked to speak to doulas from the Doula Training Academy about the complexities of the ARRIVE study so I thought I would write a blog based on that webinar. The doulas wanted to better understand the conclusions of the ARRIVE study as there is other...
April is “International Cesarean Awareness Month”, an event organised by ICAN – The International Cesarean Awareness Network. However, I am writing this blog at the beginning of May because I think we should uphold the intentions of ICAN all year round....
Has someone suggested induction at 39 weeks to you? It can be so confusing to know what is the right thing to do for you and your baby as there is so much conflicting advice and research. On one hand, we have the American ARRIVE Trial promoting induction at 39 weeks...
