Introduction Breastfeeding has long been hailed as the optimal form of nutrition for infants, providing numerous health benefits for both the child and mother. Globally, healthcare organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), strongly recommend breastfeeding for at least the first six months of an infant’s […]
Breast Massage For Postnatal Women Breast Massage For Postnatal Women: Yes; It Is A Thing, Jenn Good morning, audience. I’m honored to write this article today. I’m here to talk, or rather write, about Breast Massage For Postnatal Women. In fact, I’m going to be writing the way I speak. So, first of all, consider […]
The 2024 JMIR Research Protocols article “Stimulation Therapy to Induce Mothers: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial” (PMCID: PMC11393510) proves the thesis that there are alternatives to the widely-used intravenous oxytocin route most commonly used to induce labor in pregnant women. In fact, the article goes further and postulates the superiority of pulsed oxytocin, […]
Firstly, met me say hello. It’s good to be here! I’m a Lactation Professional! My username on here is “Lifetime Lactation Learner” and I took that name because I never stop learning about lactation science! The topic of lactation is a serious science and many researchers put out new studies every year, increasing the knowledge […]
As a Lactation Professional, I regard meta-studies as the best source of reliable information. This is what most of us have been trained in recent years. However, meta-studies have many potential weaknesses, and can suffer from bias at many turns. Further, conclusions are often insensible, as without the particulars of each study, contradictory results form […]
Postpartum Depression Myth: “Time Heals All” The Baby Blues: Not The Same As Postpartum Depression Look; many women get what is referred to as the “baby blues,” a feeling of dis-ease emotionally in the days, and sometimes weeks, after birthing a baby. Estimates from reputable sources such as the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medicine […]
Information Overload Anxiety During Pregnancy Pregnancy and Postnatal Information Sharing Is Good Practice As a licensed health care professional working with the pregnant population, I often help women and families by providing information. This information could be links to studies, reputable web links, or suggestions of topics for further investigation on their own. We even […]
Do Postnatal Massage and Breast Massage Increase Production Of Breast Milk? Postnatal Massage and Breast Massage definitely work to increase breast milk production, and various health studies performed around the world support this assertion. I can say that the answer is affirmative based on both my experience as an LMT focusing on postnatal women, as […]