I made a paper about the first contact and the first feeding. I wrote it in dutch, but maybe one of the dutch speeking listmembers has the time to translate. At least there are some references at the end that may be usefull. If someone is interested, I can send it off list.
When I worked in the hospital (I worked mostly at night when nobody interferes) and now as independent midwife I never touch the babys after birt. They are lying quiet on the mothers breast. We are packing our things together and drinking tea, filling in papers or just reflecting on the birth. Most of the time the baby starts drinking without anyone, even not the mother 'helping'. The students are amazed, they never saw the capacity of children to take care of there own surviving. Warm greetings Lieve On 10-02-2003 04:15, "Ruth Cantrill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Also is anyone aware of any good >> journal articles on the first breastfeed in birth suite. I tried to search >> the >> web but mostly seemed to get personal stories or documents I couldn't open. >> > > certainly there is research informing of optimal approaches to the first > breastfeed after birth (including 'Evidence for the ten steps to successful > breastfeeding' step 4 as mentioned by Alesa) to facilitate positive > experience for mother and baby which may impact on maternal confidence and > infant feeding ability for optimal attachment. Perhaps someone interested > in research could investigate women's experience of the first breastfeed. > Gabriel Palmer and Royal College of Midwives (RCM) both point out the > importance of how midwives assist mothers with the first breastfeed. > > My research project last year for a Masters was concerning "The first > Breastfeed: Midwives knowledge and practice". Articles with results have > been submitted to journals for publishing. > > No doubt the first breastfeeding experience immediately after birth is very > much associated with management of birthing and touching the baby. > Unfortunately it seems women and midwives do need education on matters of > newborn feeding ability and how to observe and work with what the baby can > do rather than 'teach' the mother what to do according to specific > techniques. > > Ruth > > > ------------------------------------- > Ruth Cantrill > Griffith University > NATHAN QLD 4111 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
