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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…

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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…

Season Greetings

Wishing everyone the very best for a healthy, happy new year. When next visiting Margaret River, say hello to Layla and her little fish. Yes indeed we also need to nurture our oceans and lands as Russell Sheridan the artist who produced this wonderful sculpture reminds us.

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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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Dr Marnie Rowan attending lactation conference is USA

Marnie is away at present attending the Breastfeeding Medicine Conference in the USA, her and I resume our Monday clinic on December 2nd. I am available for homevisits for breastfeeding problems as usual (all days of the week) while Marnie is away. To book an appointment to see her or myself at the Glen Forrest…