Dear Parents, We find ourselves in a delicate and complex period. The new coronavirus epidemic is changing our lives a bit and I imagine that there are many worries and uncertainties for everyone. In this letter I would like to point out the most important points that I think should be taken into consideration at […]
t)Fever ~ How to Understand and Manage Your Little One When They Have One In October 2018 we had a great evening with one of our favorite pediatricians, Dr. Francesco Gesualdo, where he explained to a group of our parents that fever is a common and recurrent event in a child’s life. Sometimes it’s mild and […]
by Olivia Totten As a family living abroad, maybe constantly moving between countries, dealing with your children’s immunisations can be confusing and downright overwhelming. Different countries have different vaccination schedules, different endemic diseases and different regulations. We know that our community frequently wonders how vaccinations in Italy might differ from other countries. We have therefore […]
Often times while breastfeeding a mom may have to take some form of medicine and of course the first questions is “Is this safe while breastfeeding?”. Unfortunately many medical and pharmacy professionals will tell a mother she has to stop nursing her baby in order to take a pharmaceutical but this is often not the […]
Over the past few years I have become addicted to podcasts. It is how I get the majority of my news, and adore The Moth and of course, Start Up. I listen whenever I can, while doing house hold chores or riding on public transit; so I was incredibly flattered to have been invited to do […]
by Margaretha Tosi, HypnoBirthing Practitoner, Doula & Holistic Therapist HypnoBirthing is based on the knowledge that the uterus mostly consists of muscle, a muscle like any other in a woman’s body. Besides that, Hypnobirthing is a comprehensive birth education course that teaches simple but specific self-hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques that can make labor and […]
Seeking health care in a country where you aren’t a native speaker of the language, can be daunting, we know, we have been there ourselves! In this very insightful article our amazing partner Lisa Ferland at knockedupabroad.com describes some of her hesitance at seeking medical treatment in a country where her mother tongue is not […]
Last week WHO and UNICEF published an updated ten-step guide to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn care. The guide is titled “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” and underpins the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative that WHO and UNICEF published in 1991. In its news release the UN organisations state that […]
56 new WHO recommendations establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions
Compiled by Karen DeLucia
The complete guide to necessary tests during your pregnancy.
