Babies respond to music and rhythm as soon as they are born. They like to be rocked when they are falling asleep or they enjoy listening to their mobile while lying in their cot — to babies, music can be soothing and calming. Even at a very young age children are responsive to music —…
What a great job I have! It’s pretty special when you get a beautiful hand written thank you card and a homemade chocolate cake for just doing your job! I want to say a big thank you to all the breastfeeding families I have seen over the years for making my job so special. I…
Curtin University, The University of Western Australia and Monash University are conducting a study on mastitis. They are looking for mothers experiencing mastitis to join their study. Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast that can lead to infection. Mastitis is a common breastfeeding problem, reported to occur in one in six women. …
Milk Profile We lend BabyWeigh scales to mothers who would like to measure their milk profile by weighing their baby before and after each breastfeed or expression from each breast for a period of 24-26 hours, at home, and collecting a small (<1 mL) milk sample each time their baby is weighed. From these data…
Mothers, breastfeeding infants, families and the community will benefit from the creation of major new research positions in human lactation (breastfeeding) at The University of Western Australia, as a result of a $8.6 million donation provided by The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.The research team will include an Endowed Chair in Human Lactology (the first in the…
Source: Exclusively breastfed overweight infants are at the same risk of childhood overweight as formula fed overweight infants — van der Willik et al. — Archives of Disease in Childhood
Source: Briefings in Breastfeeding Medicine
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.
Dr Jackie Kent is recruiting for this study she is doing at The University of Western Australia, contact her if you are interested in participanting. We currently measure breastmilk production by asking the mother to weigh her baby before and after all breastfeeds at home for 24 hours. We aim to assess if a preferable…
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…
Survey : Monash University. Louise McLean is my niece. She is wanting parents of children between 2-3 years to log on and simply fill out a questionnaire, its easy. Being involved in research projects is a great thing to do, what we can learn from your experience will help future generations.
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…
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…
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…
Have a look at the flier attached to see the different breastfeeding and lactation studies underway at UWA and if your interested make contact, you will be well looked after and I’m sure find it fascinating. RecruitFlyer_Nov2013
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…
Research shows us about 80% of new mothers have some difficulty with breastfeeding. Home visits for lactation consults make it so much easier for the new mum, they also ensure your consultant sees you breastfeeding in your own surroundings. As a home visiting lactation consultant I am happy to travel anywhere in the Perth area….
A baby born with ankyloglossia or tongue tie can have a great deal of trouble trying to breast feed, this case report shows the huge difference in how much milk the baby was able to get from breast feeding once the tongue tie was snipped. Here is a link to Pediatrics eFirst Pages showing the…
The Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group based at The University of Western Australia is world renowned for breastfeeding/lactation research. If you would like to be involved check out this flyer. I can highly recommend it!! RecruitFlyer
Hello to all out there, My wonderful web designer has just got me up and running as a blogger. I am looking forward to getting started and providing you with evidence based breastfeeding information. To start I want to share a link to a research letter I wrote a couple of years ago that was…