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	<title>Private Midwifery in Sydney &#187; Breastfeeding</title>
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	<description>The blog of Melissa Maimann: a Medicare-eligible midwife in Sydney.</description>
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		<title>Caesarean babies face more infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link Some caesareans are genuinely necessary for the safety of mother or baby, so I wouldn&#8217;t like for this article to offend readers who may have had a caesarean that they feel was necessary for one reason or another. However, necessary or not, this article is reporting on the fact that babies who are born by caesarean tend to experience more infections than babies who were born vaginally. This adds to the other known risks of caesareans such as an increase in the rate of asthma, respiratory infections and diabetes. BABIES born by caesarean are much more likely to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Twin Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a difficult delivery with my first baby, including posterior presentation, premature rupture of membranes, meconium staining, stalled labour, 18 hours of Syntocinon, a largely ineffectual epidural, a 4 hour second stage, and forceps delivery. My daughter had severe respiratory distress and was in the NICU for several days. It was a very tough introduction to parenthood and left me quite traumatised, especially the separation from my daughter. My husband and I decided that we would try for a homebirth if we had another baby, in the hope that a calmer environment would assist the birth process. When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers who breastfeed for &#8216;at least six months have lower blood pressure&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link &#8230; women who gave their babies formula or breastfed for less than three months were almost a quarter more likely to develop blood pressure problems. &#8230; mothers who breastfed for at least six months were less likely to develop hypertension over a 14 year period than those who bottle fed. &#8230; While the findings do not prove breastfeeding was behind healthier blood pressure, researchers said it added to evidence that the practice was good for mothers as well as babies. &#8230; Current Department of Health guidelines urge all mothers to breastfeed their children exclusively for the first six months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian breastfeeding patterns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link Almost all Australian infants commence breastfeeding but most do not continue as long as recommended &#8230; Australian dietary guidelines recommend babies are fed only breastmilk to around six months, but the survey shows that only 15% are meeting this recommendation. &#8230; although 96% of babies were initially introduced to breastmilk, 61% were exclusively breastfed for less than one month and this progressively decreased to 15% at around six months of age. About 21% of infants were predominantly breastfed to around 6 months of age, meaning that breastmilk was their main source of nourishment, though they may also have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby&#8217;s smothering death must spark change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link This article completely misses the point. Babies co-sleeping isn&#8217;t a problem &#8211; it is helpful for many problems like a baby who is cold, sick, low blood sugar levels, premature, or just wanting love and affection from its parents. The problem &#8211; as mentioned in this article &#8211; is nurses providing care that they are not qualified to provide, and the poor staffing levels on our maternity wards that see midwives allocated up to 15 mothers and babies per 8 hour shift. Eliminate nurses who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwives say not enough staff for best practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link &#8230; To Queensland now where a coronial inquiry is calling into question the practices of the state&#8217;s maternity hospitals and midwives. It investigated the third smothering death of a newborn baby in a Queensland hospital in six years and the latest coronial inquest is recommending a review of midwife supervision of patients. But the Australian College of Midwives argues more supervision is not possible without more staff. &#8230; The peak professional body for midwives says the evidence is clear. &#8230; If a woman is going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study connects SIDS risk with infant formula</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit my website to explore home birth, hospital birth and Medicare-funded private midwifery care. Link An opioid-like element of cow&#8217;s milk that is commonly found in infant formulas may be linked to sudden infant death syndrome &#8230; Polish researchers &#8230; reported that 12 formula-fed infants who had experienced &#8221;near-miss SIDS&#8221; episodes where they temporarily stopped breathing had triple the number of peptides &#8230; compared to 20 healthy formula-fed babies who had not experienced breathing difficulties. The 12 children who had experienced life-threatening breathing problems also had low levels of an enzyme &#8230; known to deactivate or modify BCM-7. &#8230; BCM-7, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Kangaroo care&#8217; enhances mother-baby bond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEDICARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR MIDWIFERY CARE THROUGH THIS SERVICE! Want to know more about home birth, hospital birth or Medicare-funded private midwifery care? Visit my website. Link &#8230; &#8220;kangaroo mother care&#8221; &#8230; The idea was that a mother&#8217;s body temperature could take the place of the incubator &#8211; just like a mother kangaroo nurtures her baby in her pouch &#8211; while enhancing mother-to-baby bonding. Holding the baby skin to skin in an upright or near-upright position around the clock also would encourage successful breast-feeding and allow early discharge of stable babies regardless of weight or gestational age. Magee began promoting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottle-feeding ruining tots&#8217; teeth &#8211; says Children&#8217;s Hospital&#8217;s dental expert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or Medicare-funded private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link AUSTRALIA&#8217;S leading children&#8217;s hospital has urged parents to stop bottle-feeding their babies because of rising rates of severe tooth decay in infants as young as 12 months. &#8230; prolonged feeding with bottles of breast milk and infant formula are linked to the problem, especially at night, when children suck on bottles in their cots for extended periods. &#8230; naturally-occurring lactose was present in both breast milk and formula. When combined with plaque in a baby&#8217;s mouth, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Feeding Benefits Boys&#8217; Brains</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in home birth, hospital birth or Medicare-funded private midwifery care? Questions or comments? Email Melissa Maimann or call 0400 418 448. Link Breast feeding for at least six months has been associated with enhanced immunity and other benefits for children &#8212; but a prospective study from Australia suggests breast feeding may also yield academic benefits later in a child&#8217;s life, at least for boys. &#8230; those who were predominantly breast fed for six months or longer had significantly higher scores on standardized tests of reading, math, and spelling at age 10 compared with kids breast fed for shorter periods [...]]]></description>
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