Midwife Catherine Lactation Consultant IBCLC RM | Medical and health
Midwife Catherine Lactation Consultant IBCLC RM
Phone: +61 413 773 679
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23.01.2022 I can be your dance coach. Medicare rebates apply in the first six weeks
22.01.2022 Mothers are amazing :)
21.01.2022 Happy International Midwives Day. 36 years a midwife and still loving it
21.01.2022 "NICE guidelines state that mothers should be supported to maximise their own milk supply, but sometimes additional milk is needed whilst this happens. Case stu...dies show that using small amounts of DHM instead of formula reduces hospital stay and supports breastfeeding, by feeling like a bridge for mums to establishing their own supply." See more
19.01.2022 If you live out of the sprawling suburbia that Perth has become, I can offer Zoom Consults of up to 90 mins duration, to help with any breast feeding challenges out there in the bush. :) You just need a laptop/computer and good internet connection.
17.01.2022 I don't mean to get all political, but everything is political... Someone once recently told me I should leave the politics out of it and stick to breastfeeding... and, well, you don't need to have been top of your class in politics, won an award for outstanding achievement at advanced level in politics and gone on to study law and international politics at one of the best universities in the UK to know that everything is political, but since I've done all of those things imma keep chatting politics. Breastfeeding is political. If breastfeeding rates world wide were raised to optimal levels so every mother who wanted to breastfeed was supported and empowered to breastfeed then an awful lot of very rich, very powerful people stand to lose an awful lot of money. The infant formula market is worth tens of billions of $$$$$. Do you think their CEOs are going to give that up without a fight? Many governments around the world have made the political decision NOT to implement the WHO code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes. The code exists, not just to protect breastfeeding families, but also to protect formula feeding families from exploitation and predatory marketing. It is a political decision that countless governments have made to put profit over people. Currently 800,000 babies a year around the world are dying because of those political decisions. In the UK it was a political decision by the central government to delegate the responsibility for providing breastfeeding support to local authorities. It was also a political decision to then cut funding to local authorities. And in turn many local authorities have defunded and removed breastfeeding support completely. The woeful lack of support for breastfeeding in many parts of the UK did not just happen. It isn't some random, mysterious phenomenon, it is the result of various political decisions. It also transcends party politics, and big business, and is affected by day to day politics and prejudice. Breastfeeding is a woman's health issue. Guess which area struggles to get funding for research projects? Women's health. More money has been spent on researching erectile dysfunction than breastfeeding. Why? Women with breastfeeding issues are fobbed off and told they can just use formula. Strangely enough men aren't being told not to worry about sex because their partner can always just use a vibrator. Breastfeeding is a feminist issue. It is part of women's health, women reproductive rights, women's employment rights... And therefore in a consumerist, patriarchal society it will always be, at best neglected, and at worst targeted for eradication. I don't mean to make it political, but it is political.
17.01.2022 Anywhere, anytime
17.01.2022 I couldn't have said this better! Your baby doesn't realise she's a separate person from you until close to 12 months of age. Understanding that will help you u...nderstand her behaviour. #makingmama #village #support #mothers #babies #toddlers #mothersgroups #socialworker #counselling #workshops
14.01.2022 I am very excited to say that I have recently been awarded Endorsed Midwife status; which means You can claim Medicare rebates for post natal care in your home Two Conditions 1. you need a referral from your GP /Obstetrician. 2. Your baby must be less than six weeks old.
14.01.2022 As a result of COVID-19, an unprecedented number of families are now choosing homebirth. The inadequacy of the state based homebirth programs means that more fa...milies than ever are relying on homebirth midwives in private practice to provide their maternity care during these challenging times. But the access issues that have always surrounded homebirth have been made even more fraught by the pandemic and associated economic crisis. Families are maxing out credit cards and withdrawing their super to pay for their homebirth care. The Federal Government can fix this. Homebirth Australia call on Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to fully approve the recommendations in the MBS Review Participating Midwife Report (including provision of Medicare rebates for homebirth), and expedite their implementation onto the schedule. These rebates will make sure all families get the support they need during this crisis, while taking the burden off the public hospital system. Let’s all get behind this push, and help families stay home! Add your voice and email Greg Hunt MP here: https://homebirth.good.do/homeb/EmailFederalHealthMinister/
14.01.2022 Breastfeeding and breastmilk are the biological norm and there are risks to any alternatives.
13.01.2022 Having a short break, back refreshed, next week
08.01.2022 So now I can offer post natal visits for up to six weeks post delivery as a midwife and IBCLC
08.01.2022 Are you a breastfeeding mum that has returned to work during COVID-19? Help us to understand the impacts COVID-19 has on breastfeeding. Please consider particip...ating in this research study, which involves taking a 15 minute survey. Thank you https://redcap.link/returntoworkduringCOVID-19
06.01.2022 It will happen...
06.01.2022 Society's and therefore social media's censorship of female nipples is ridiculous. We sustain all human life. We are called mammals because of our mammary gland...s that feed our young. But our nipples are unacceptable? I'm over it. Artist: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl1D0nsHmGM/?igshid=msrads9ayqyr
05.01.2022 Hello all, I have changed a couple of things on my webpage; midwifecatherine.com.au Have a gander and let me know your thoughts. I am also going to start a newsletter full of knowledgeable nuggets about all things breast feeding.What would you like to hear about?
04.01.2022 I have always thought this! So many times i have seen babies falling asleep after a lovely feed, when they are suddenly sat up and thumped on the back and guess what? they wake up and start crying. Lets have a discussion about the science behind the need to burp a baby.
04.01.2022 Go and see this amazing doco.
02.01.2022 "In a study of 3079 children evaluated at 10 years of age, gestational age at birth was linearly associated with global and regional brain volumes. Longer gesta...tional duration was associated with larger brain volumes; for example, every 1-week-longer gestational duration corresponded to an additional 4.5 cm3/wk (95% CI, 2.7-6.3 cm3/wk) larger total brain volume." What does that mean in lay terms? Simple. There are advantages to waiting for your baby to decide when to be born. And one of them is that waiting longer means their brain volume can develop more. So much so that a difference can still be seen ten years later. For every extra week the baby stays in your womb, the brain grows by an extra 4.5 cubic centimetres of brain volume. Another good reason to weigh up ALL the pros and cons of interventions such as induction of labour and elective caesarean section before making the decision that is right for you and your baby. Loads more info at www.sarawickham.com/iol The reference for this study is: El Marroun et al (2020). Association of Gestational Age at Birth With Brain Morphometry. JAMA Pediatrics. Original research available at https://jamanetwork.com//jamapedi/article-abstract/2770535 #birtheducator #birth #birthdecisions #midwife #midwifery #studentmidwife #doula #childbirtheducation #childbirtheducator #informedconsent #informedchoice #whatsrightforme #positivebirth #positiveinduction #labor #labour #quotes #drsarawickham #evidenceinformedmidwifery #evidencebasedbirth See more
01.01.2022 Breastmilk is magic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586783/ #informedandsupported... #breastfeedingmatrers {Image courtesy of The Milk Meg}
01.01.2022 Amazing female bodies
01.01.2022 A reminder not to feed complementary food before 4 months of age
