Baby Boxes for Safe Infant Sleep?
Donna Walls, RN, BSN. ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC In the 1930’s the idea of using “baby boxes” for infant sleep was […]
Category: Postpartum
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Lactation After Infant Loss
by Cynthia Billiar, BSN, RN, IBCLC, RLC, ANLC, CD(DONA), ICBD, ICCE, SpBCPE Whether an infant loss is perinatal, neonatal, or that of […]
New Findings in SIDS Research
by Cynthia Billiar BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE If the CDC came out today and reported they had found a […]
The “Fourth Trimester”
by Donna Walls RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC The initial transition to motherhood is unique for every mother/baby dyad. It is a time […]
Bottle Feeding: Is There a Risk?
by Cynthia Billiar, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE More than 85% of lactating women in the United States express their milk […]
Placental Encapsulation: Friend or Foe of Postpartum Mothers?
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC In recent years, a practice has appeared which involves the preparation of a […]
SIDS Awareness Month
by Donna Walls RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness month and a time to take a […]
Is Distracted Parenting a Problem?
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC A relatively new phenomenon is occurring with some possibly serious implications for […]
The New AAP Guidelines on SIDS and Safe Sleep Recommendations
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, IBCLC, ICCE, ANLC On 24 October 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics released their Policy Statement entitled […]
Handwashing 101
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC There have been concerns expressed by many health-related consumer groups about the use […]