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Do We Need Antibiotics for Premature Rupture of Membranes?

December 3, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Articles The Lancet, Volume 372, Issue 9646, Pages 1310 - 1318, 11 October 2008 Editors' note: In 2001, the ORACLE I trial showed that in women with premature rupture of the fetal membranes, but no overt sign of infection, erythromycin and co-amoxiclav prolonged pregnancy and erythromycin also Continue Reading

Homebirth in the news

November 9, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1084097/I-gave-birth-bathroom---women-babies-hospital.html Continue Reading

In Praise of Doula UK

November 9, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

For those of you who don't know what Doula UK is, it's the largest, longest established doula organisiation in the UK. It's run by doula volunteers for the benefit of its members. It mentors and supports both its doula members and the doula trainers it accredits. It strives to help create the best Continue Reading

Fathers’ Home Birth Handbook

November 6, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

This book has just been published and I think it is so well written and will fill a much-needed void in the information available for Fathers. It is written by the lovely Leah Hazard, a doula colleague of mine and I'm proud to say that a couple of the fathers who tell their stories are the husbands Continue Reading

New breastfeeding DVD for all Mothers Launched Today

November 4, 2008 By doulamaddie 1 Comment

Draft Breastfeeding DVD Press Release Free DVD offering breastfeeding support & tips for all UK pregnant mums launched today ‘From Bump to Breastfeeding – following real mothers’ stories to find out how’ A new free DVD is launched today to all pregnant women in the UK to help them with Continue Reading

Fit to Bust

October 18, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

I've just read this really funny book by Alison Blenkinsop called Fit to Bust. Alison is a Lactation Consultant who I met briefly at the Womb to World Conference this month. The book celebrates breastfeeding in Alison's unique style of song, rhyme and word-play. A must read, especially as the Continue Reading

Why we need to make informed choices about the drugs we take while breastfeeding

October 18, 2008 By doulamaddie 1 Comment

I wasn't aware til recently quite how much an effect codeine can have on us and our newborns when we're breastfeeding. I've recently been supporting a mother who was very sleepy and extremely constipated around 1 week postpartum. Her baby was also very sleepy indeed and just not taking the breast at Continue Reading

A Birth Film For Fathers

September 13, 2008 By doulamaddie 1 Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVf4rzam0Xo This trailer looks interesting. It looks like it will be a film that aims to empower fathers to protect their babies and partners during labour, birth and immediately postpartum. Filmed in the US. Continue Reading

Babies hit the Bottle

September 12, 2008 By doulamaddie 1 Comment

Any Ideas What's Wrong with This?http://www.babysportonline.eu/A gold star for the first person to give me more than one reason why this product is raising my blood pressure! Continue Reading

outrage behind bars

September 11, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1184614595/bctid1772034200 Continue Reading

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