For Decades, Research Has Verified the Benefits of Doula Care
The word “doula” first used in an article published in 1969 by Dr. Dana Raphael, a medical anthropologist who believed in the need for female companions to guide mothers through […]
Month: March 2017
Infant Nutrition, Best Practice and the Mom/Baby Dyad: Statement on “Fed Is Best”
Recently, the Fed is Best (FIB) Foundation blog blasted social media with a story about an infant named Landon who died at 19 days of age from hypernatremia dehydration. All […]
The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative was developed by IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network) to provide assessment of policy and programs […]