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Breastfeeding trends good news for new mothers | University News : University News : The University of Western Australia

Check out this article by Dr Jackie Kent, how lucky we are to have her here on our door step! Her work is fantastic! Breastfeeding trends good news for new mothers | University News : University News : The University of Western Australia.

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Dr Marnie Rowan starts a new breastfeeding medicine clinic

Dr Marnie Rowan, breastfeeding medicine clinic I am pleased to announce that I will be commencing a breastfeeding medicine clinic in June 2014 at the rooms of Dr Bruce Thyer, Killowen House, St John of God Mt Lawley (formerly Mercy). I manage breastfeeding problems utilising a medical model and evidence based care, whilst ensuring each…

Alcohol and breastfeeding | Australian Breastfeeding Association

Channel 9 interviewed me briefly yesterday about this topic. Perhaps it sounded like I condoned drinking alcohol and breastfeeding, the interview was heavily edited. Have a good look at this link to the ABA website, its got it all there. Alcohol and breastfeeding | Australian Breastfeeding Association.

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Holiday Time!! 10th Feb- 26th March

My partner and I are about to go on a trip of a lifetime! We fly to Chile, have 2 weeks travelling through the lakes district in the south before flying to Ushuaia in Argentina. In Ushuaia we join a ship for 2 weeks cruising the southern oceans bound for Antarctica. after Antarctica we have…

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New breastfeeding video added to website

I have a new video on my website, its in the resources tab in the page “articles”, positioning and attachment. One of my clients who had a very hard start to parenthood was kind enough to let me video her fantastic breastfeeding. This is my first attempt at movie making so its not a brilliant…

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Full text | Effective suckling in relation to naked maternal-infant body contact in the first hour of life: an observation study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Full text | Effective suckling in relation to naked maternal-infant body contact in the first hour of life: an observation study. This newly published journal article reinforces that skin to skin contact in the first hour after birth with the baby’s chin in contact with the mothers breast (avoiding hold…

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Wanted: women with a history of allergy

If you have a history of any allergy (other than egg allergy), are pregnant and would like to contribute to science contact me and I will give more details. This is a study designed to investigate the effect of egg intake of the mother on egg levels in her breastmilk during the first 6 weeks…

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A study underway in Perth at The University of WA looking at nipple pain

Erin Fee is a masters student conducting this study, she is very keen to see any mother with nipple pain METABOLITE PROFILING OF HUMAN MILK IN MOTHERS WITH NIPPLE PAIN Nipple pain is largely responsible for early weaning of infants, whereas exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is preferred. I’m conducting a study on metabolites present…