WHO Interim Guidelines on Caring for Breastfeeding Mothers and Their Newborns in the Time of Coronavirus The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published interim guidance on caring for breastfeeding mothers and their newborns in the time of COVID-19. There is currently little research available on COVID-19 in pregnant women and children, but according to WHO […]
By Karin DeLucia, Everything you need to know according to recent studies and guidelines. The period surrounding child birth is usually characterized by a physiological wave of emotional states. Giving birth during an emergency health situation is certainly amplifies those emotions. As Freelance Midwives working in this field, we want you to know we are […]
This interview is from our partners at MumAbroad Life, another wonderful resource for those building families away from their tribes. Midwife and Lactation Consultant Gabriella Pacini talks to MumAbroad Life about giving birth in Italy, pre- and postnatal care and the importance of breastfeeding. Gabriella has been working as a midwife in both private and public […]
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 […]
