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Helen Gordon

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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25.01.2022 This is a lovely visual of why holding your baby helps them adjust to life on the outside. The message it contains is not limited to the fourth trimester either.... The same still applies afterwards too, babies love to be held and thrive with high levels of contact. Carrying Matters - Dr Rosie Knowles See more

24.01.2022 Seems obvious but nice to some actual evidence.. https://inews.co.uk//breastfed-babies-resistant-viruses-co

23.01.2022 In the guardian today. Brief mention of breastfeeding towards the end. https://amp.theguardian.com//no-safe-level-coffee-drinking

22.01.2022 Wise and insightful

18.01.2022 One week ago, on May 12, 2020, mothers, babies, and young children were killed in a vicious attack on the maternity ward of Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. An MSF midwife was also among the victims. Today we honor their lives and memories.

16.01.2022 Some good advice here.

15.01.2022 Yeah! https://www.human-milk.com/science.html#

14.01.2022 Love this talk. 15mins. Go on, watch it!

12.01.2022 In 2012, the year Caroline Lovell died, there were 27 maternal deaths in Australia. It is an absolute tragedy that Caroline died, particularly given the circums...tances, and she left behind a beautiful family who absolutely did not deserve what eventuated. I can't comment on what happened at that birth. I don't know whether the midwives were negligent, though the reports come across that way. What I do know is Caroline died during her birth at home and it was tragic, and that the midwives who attended her birth are being held accountable for her death via the legal system, but also by the Australian population in general - the midwives are being demonised, along with homebirth, everywhere you look. However, what of the other 26 women who died in 2012? Did they die in hospital? Does that make it ok? Are their deaths not splashed all over the media because there's noone being held to blame? Or are those deaths not addressed because they happened within the hospital system? Why does every maternal death reported by the media happen to be one attended by a private midwife, when the reality is that the vast majority of adverse outcomes actually happen in hospital, often under the care of obstetricians? What about the countless women who end up statistics of maternal suicide, because of the birth trauma they sustained in the system? Do their deaths not count? Should we not demand reporting on them? One such example of the discrepancy in reporting between obstetric and midwifery led care was when, within the same year, two women safely birthed twins. Both sets of these twins were 'undiagnosed' (i.e. their care providers did not know the mother was carrying twins). One set of twins were born safely at home, under the care of a midwife, and the other set birthed safely in hospital, under obstetric care. The difference? The private midwife was reported, suspended and eventually forfeited her registration, while the obstetrician was applauded for dealing so well with a twin birth. Are we not yet done burning midwives at the stake? How much longer will we allow this to happen?

10.01.2022 It’s such a false economy for governments, hospital management and society in general to not fund proper skilled breastfeeding support services. And it’s the responsibility of all of society to support it, not just the women who physically do it, because, clearly, we ALL benefit when women breastfeed their babies. https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/34/6/407/5522499

09.01.2022 In the spirit of public good, Maureen Minchin has put her expansive and insightful book up for FREE download! This is the bible for allergies and how they relate to infant feeding. It is the most detailed and meticulously researched work you’ll find anywhere and so well written you won’t be able to put it down. It’s engaging and not at all difficult to read. A must for anyone working in the area of infant feeding or children with allergies - including parents of allergic kids. Go ahead, download it!

08.01.2022 It is with some sadness that I want to let you all know that I will not be continuing my private practice when I return from maternity leave (whenever that might be). This little business was my road back to a place of usefulness and service from a period of particularly ill health several years ago now. But my life has changed in so many wonderful ways and it just makes sense to focus on my hospital work and my family at this stage. I am still as passionate about breastfeeding as ever and so have decided to keep this page running so I can continue to share breastfeeding information and inspiration with you all, at least for now. So stay tuned!!

07.01.2022 On the money Maureen Minchin, as usual And a similar no surprise result, though we can’t claim that this proves anything, just have to wait for the science: what a pity formula never has to prove its claims to the same standard before being fed to infants! Just a miserable indication or speculation even in a study and they are implying proven benefit, even though later better studies show the addition was unnecessary (nucleotides) or of questionable value. And few speculate about potential harms or traces consequent on the GE methods used to get algae of fungi or bacteria to produce the additive. It is safe until proven harmful years later, while breastmilk is risky until proven safe. Double standards that reflect what the accepted norm of infant feeding really is. (https://milkgenomics.org//malaria-antigens-occur-in-the-b/?

06.01.2022 https://www.askdrsears.com//time-frame-nursing-baby-to-sle

05.01.2022 Interesting post...

04.01.2022 This is a fabulous evidence-based resource for parents and health professionals alike on infant sleep. I encourage you to check it out! https://www.basisonline.org.uk/about-us/

03.01.2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk//Afghan-mother-breastfeeds-TWE

02.01.2022 Never heard of this woman but I LIKE HER!!!