Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:first breastfeed

[Aviva Sheb'a]

Am house hunting, the yearly ritual. Please keep all fingers and toes crossed for us! Aviva ----- Original Message ----- From: alan trewern To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:first breastfeed Dear Lieve,                     I would also like to read your paper if Aviva is able to translate it.Thank you for your observations in a different setting to that which most of us work in.                             Linda   Trewern ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/free_video/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lieve Huybrechts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:first breastfeed > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.   ---   Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27/01/03