Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:first breastfeed

[Aviva Sheb'a]

Now I've just had a great idea -- why don't you all learn Dutch? Millions do it Holland and Belgium, and in South Africa they have a bit of a go at it too! It's not that difficult! (only kidding) Aviva ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth Cantrill To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Aviva Sheb'a Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:first breastfeed Wow. that's great Lieve. I would love to read your paper. I hope you can translate it for us Aviva. May I please have a copy when it is done. Some times  I see good abstracts of papers written in a language not English and wish i could read them. will look forward to the translated result. Did you publish in a journal lieve? If so which one? If not you may consider it?? Ruth C > From: Lieve Huybrechts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:33:30 +0100 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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