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The association between caesarean birth and the initiation and duration of breastfeeding: a prospective cohort study in China

The association between caesarean delivery and the initiation and duration of breastfeeding: a prospective cohort study in China. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2018 Yuanjue Wu, Yan Wang, Junmei Huang, et al.   Abstract Cesarean delivery has increased significantly during the last decades. This study aimed to investigate the association between planned mode of delivery…

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Breastfeeding and Gallstones by Dr Wendy Jones

Breastfeeding and Gallstones by Dr Wendy Jones  “The development of anaesthetic data was prompted at least in part by the questions from mothers are diagnosis, treatment and surgery for gallstones whilst pregnant. Women are more likely than men to have gallstones and they are more common after the birth of several children so unsurprisingly this…

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General Anaesthetic and Breastfeeding Fact Sheet by Dr Wendy Jones

General Anaesthetic and Breastfeeding Fact Sheet by Dr Wendy Jones “On a daily basis mothers are being told that they have to stop breastfeeding if they have a general anaesthetic. No consideration seems to be given to the risks of not breastfeeding it feels, nor that women breastfeed as normal after a caesarian section (although…

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Mandarin Speaking Playgroup / Breastfeeding Support Group

Mandarin Speaking Playgroup / Breastfeeding Support Group Hornby Plunket, 29 Tower Street, Hornby. 10am – 12 pm every 2nd and 4th Tuesday starting June 2018. Contact: Jenny Saito jenny.saito@plunket.org.nz or 027 281 5918 Off street parking at Tower Street and Brynley Street. Caregivers and babies welcome.  No registration necessary. FREE to join.  Play area for children…

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The New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance is celebrating Matariki and breastfeeding.

The New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance is celebrating Matariki and breastfeeding. Link here 

Kia pai tatou Matariki

Celebrate Matariki by welcoming women to breastfeed

He wahi tautoko tenei i te kaupapa whangai u

Application of cabbage leaves compared to gel packs for mothers with breast engorgement: Randomised controlled trial.

Application of cabbage leaves compared to gel packs for mothers with breast engorgement: Randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2017 Wong et al Abstract BACKGROUND: The effects of cold cabbage leaves and cold gel packs on breast engorgement management have been inconclusive. No studies have compared the effects of these methods on breast…

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Fed is Best: The Silence Speaks Volumes – Kimberley Seals Allers

Fed is Best: The Silence Speaks Volumes – “Your silence on engaging in constructive dialogue speaks volumes.” Kimberley Seals Allers “A few months ago, over 80 infant health organizations sent the Fed is Best Foundation an open letter asking to have a constructive dialogue regarding their concerns and vocal campaigns about the treatment of insufficient…

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Professor Amy Brown – Why Fed Will Never Be Best: The FIB Letting Our New Mothers Down

Professor Amy Brown – Why Fed Will Never Be Best: The FIB Letting Our New Mothers Down A minimal standard “Firstly, the phrase ‘fed is best’ is nonsensical. At NO point has anyone ever suggested that if a baby can’t be breastfed then they should starve. Luckily in developed countries if a baby does not…

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Pumping experiences survey

Pumping experiences survey, pt1 – from the Team Anthropology blog – Aunchalee Palmquist, Elizabeth Quinn and Cecilia Tomori “We started the pumping experiences survey to see how mothers would respond to differences in pump output, based on their normal pumping experiences. We had predicted that mothers who had dramatic changes in output in the experiment…

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