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 […]
If you would like to listen to this article click below! Many of you were inspired by the photo of our Super Mom who is donating her expressed milk to Bambino Gesu Hospital and asked how you too can donate. So here is the information needed to donate milk. First contact Banca del Latte […]
By Sebastiano Serrao, Ophthalmologist, MD, PhD & Kiersten Miller, Mombassador Paediatric Ophthalmology “When should my child have their first eye exam?” is a question we are often asked by our parents so we asked our favorite opthalmologist, Sebastiano Serrao to help us answer this question. Preventative pediatric ophthalmology is very important and it is essential to evaluate […]
This article is published in two parts. The first part will guide you through the medical aspects of the epidural and its history. We also give you some information on epidural use here in Italy as it might differ from what you are used to from your home country. This second part discusses the benefits […]
When you are pregnant there are many decisions to be made; which health care providers to choose, what tests to do, where to give birth, what “kind” of birth, the list goes on and on. When planning birthing experiences, pain management is one of the most discussed topics and “are you having an epidural?” Is […]
By Karin DeLucia, Midwife, Prenatal Masseuse, In Home Blood Sampling The most frequently asked questions I receive when I describe my job as a freelance midwife are: “But why are there still people who want to give birth at home?” Often followed by: “What if something happens?” It is the repeated asking of these questions that […]
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 […]
By Olivia Pallenberg, Doula, Babywearing counselor If you’re expecting a child or have given birth recently you have probably heard of “ the birth plan”; a written plan that expecting women can write and ask their doctors and midwives to adhere to it. The birth plan discusses the labour, delivery and treatment of the baby […]
56 new WHO recommendations establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions
