How to Avoid and Treat Sore Nipples When Breastfeeding Maddie McMahon - Breastfeeding Counsellor and Doula Trainer at Developing Doulas Twitter @Doulamaddie Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.55975/JHOO9851 Nipples need no special...
Neurodiversity and Maternity 3. Autism and Breastfeeding Part 2: A Sad Taboo
Neurodiversity and Maternity 3. Autism and Breastfeeding Part 2: A Sad Taboo Joanna Grace – Founder, The Sensory Projects Published in The Practising Midwife – Volume 24 Issue 6 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/VWPC3055 Summary Differences between autistic people and neurotypical people can lead to misunderstandings between patients and healthcare professionals that jeopardise care provision. Understanding the […]
Effective Attachment for Pain-free Breastfeeding
Effective Attachment for Pain-free Breastfeeding Ali Monaghan RM, IBCLC - Independent Midwife Dr Anna Byrom - Midwife, educator, Director of All4Maternity Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 9 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/VEIL8293 While...
Florence Nightingale Foundation Travel Scholarships: Part 1: Gestalt Breastfeeding
Florence Nightingale Foundation Travel Scholarships: Part 1: Gestalt Breastfeeding Sally Tedstone – Infant Feeding Specialist, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, England Published in the Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 2 Background Despite investment in infant feeding education for health professionals stimulated by the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative and the hard work of the […]
The Postcode Lottery of Infant Feeding; a midwife’s personal account
The Postcode Lottery of Infant Feeding; a midwife’s personal account Anonymous Midwife A midwife wishes to raise her concerns about the support provided for new mothers to breastfeed, particularly in relation to her experience working in both Unicef UK Baby Friendly...
Using an old bottle top and balloon as a breastfeeding educational tool
Using an old bottle top and balloon as a breastfeeding educational tool Maddie McMahon – Doula, Mentor and Breastfeeding Counsellor Maddie McMahon is a Doula and author, having written ‘Why Doula’s Matter’ and ‘Why Mothering Matters’. She also a course leader at Developing Doula’s a training course to assist new Doulas to support women and […]
Midwifery Basics 8. What can we do to better support breastfeeding mothers?
Midwifery Basics 8. What can we do to better support breastfeeding mothers? Dr Amy Brown – Professor of Child Public Health at Swansea University Dr Natalie Shenker – Co-founder of the Human Milk Foundation Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 4 April 2019 Scenario You are a midwife in practice, supporting breastfeeding women. You are wondering, […]
Midwifery basics 7. Understanding the detrimental impact of industry upon women’s breastfeeding success
Midwifery basics 7. Understanding the detrimental impact of industry upon women’s breastfeeding success Dr Amy Brown – Professor of Child Public Health at Swansea University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 3 March 2019 Scenario Your colleagues are attending a study day in London on maternal obesity during pregnancy. You are looking forward to the […]
Midwifery Basics 6. Breastfeeding in Public Spaces
Midwifery Basics 6. Breastfeeding in public spaces – how experiences in public, and on return to work, affect women’s ability to continue breastfeeding Dr Amy Brown – Professor of Child Public Health at Swansea University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 2 February 2019 Breastfeeding discussion often focuses on those early days, when women are […]
Midwifery Basics 5. Understanding the impact of family and partner attitudes, experience and expectations upon breastfeeding
Midwifery Basics 5. Understanding the impact of family and partner attitudes, experience and expectations upon breastfeeding Dr Amy Brown – Professor of Child Public Health at Swansea University Heather Trickey – Research Fellow, DECIPHer, Cardiff University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 1 January 2019 As social beings, we exist within families and within communities, and the […]