This is a guest post by an inspiring mother called Alena Lewis. Her determination to nurse her baby despite the challenge of D-MER. Don't know what that is? Read on! Many thanks, Alena for sharing your story. Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex What the duck is that? I hear you ask... well apart from a Continue Reading
A Call to Action
I was recently told that a senior obstetric doctor said in a hospital meeting that if we stopped routinely inducing women for 'post-dates' then the stillbirth rate would go up. I'd like to say here what would have said to his face had I been there: "Dear Doctor, we could argue all afternoon about Continue Reading
Breastfeeding Support-Doulas: Boundaries and Benefits
I've spent my working life thinking about boundaries in one capacity or another and have been through the pain of working out why it's important for me to understand where my role begins and ends as a doula, breastfeeding counsellor and doula course leader and believe me, sometimes it's difficult to Continue Reading
Nibbling The Biscuits
At the risk of you all getting the impression that I only ever think of my stomach, I am reminded today of the way I used to eat biscuits when I was a child - still do in private, if I'm honest. I first revelled in the anticipation: just knowing they were there, a whole packet of bourbons or jammy Continue Reading
NICE – National Institute for Clinical Excellence
[thumb]http://www.nice.org.uk[/thumb]NICE is the National Institute of Clinical Excellence. It brings accepted experts in each field together with lay and user groups to examine the most up-to-date research evidence and produce guidance for the NHS. NICE Guidelines can be useful reading for those Continue Reading
Developing Doulas
[thumb]http://www.developingdoulas.co.uk/[/thumb] Developing doulas offer birth and postnatal doula training in East Anglia Continue Reading
Close Enough to Kiss
[thumb]http://www.closeenoughtokiss.net/[/thumb]Slideshow of babywearing photos from Moldovan photographer,Rodica Dumbraveanu which she took for International Babywearing Week Continue Reading
Breastfeeding Support Groups in Your Area
[thumb]http://www.breastfeedingcommunity.co.uk/[/thumb] Find a breastfeeding support group in your area here! Continue Reading
Breastfeeding Network
[thumb]http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/[/thumb] Provides support for breastfeeding mothers Continue Reading
Birthworks SA
[thumb]http://www.birthworks.co.za/[/thumb] A South African site full of interesting articles for parents, and online midwifery resource and forums for parents to communicate. Continue Reading