Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 28, 2011 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
Mother and Child Reunion The goal of Lamaze "Healthy Birth Practice #6, Keeping Mother and Baby Together - It's Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding" is to encourage and support mothers so they may confidently insist that they not be separated from their newborns, and be allowed to have ample
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January 09, 2011 | by: Edith Kernerman
There is much to celebrate in the breastfeeding world in regard to the world-wide increase in initiation rates (let's ignore Ireland's abysmal 47%). Alas, such numbers plummet as we speak about duration rates. Canada's disappointing record of 17% of babies exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months
November 23, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In Monday's post from the blog site, Expecting Words, came this suggestion, following the description of a friend of hers who had recently been encouraged to have her baby room in and conduct skin-to-skin newborn care rather than have the baby cared for in the hospital nursery:...I am shocked at thi
August 02, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
A couple of weeks ago, at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, some intriguing (but not really startling) data were presented at the annual Brain Development and Learning Conference: mothers who touch their babies more often can alter their offsprings genetic expression and
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