Breastfeeding Communiqué

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The LLLNZ Breastfeeding Communiqué 2011 is available from La Leche League New Zealand Breastfeeding Resources.

$23.00 for a single copy, postage included.

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Here is the list of articles in the latest Breastfeeding Communiqué 2011

  •  Lost in migration: Breastfeeding in a new country, by Ruth DeSouza
  • Why African babies don't cry, by J Claire K Niala
  • What happens to breastfeeding when mothers lie back? Clinical applications of Biological Nurturing, by Suzanne Colson
  • Radiologic procedures: Walking through the question, by Jennifer Peddlesden
  • Epidurals and breastfeeding, by Nicola Aquino
  • Ultrasound for blocked ducts, by Alex Cronje
  • Mother-infant sleep locations and nighttime feeding behaviour: U.S. data from the survey of mothers' sleep and fatigue, by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Zhen Cong, Thomas W. Hale
  • Factsheet: Infant feeding in emergencies, by Carol Bartle
  • Supplies required to prepare for emergency with a fully formula fed infant vs a fully breastfed infant, by Karleen Gribble and Nina Berry
  • The enteromammary secretory host immune system: How a mother's immune system works to protect her baby, by Serena Meyer
  • Dysphoric milk ejection reflex: A case report, by Alia M Heise, Diane Wiessinger
  • Breastfeeding resources online 101, by Brylin Highton
  • Mother-to-mother support, by Teresa Pitman
  • Book and Resource Reviews
  • Research Summaries

 

The following is an excerpt from "Lost in migration: Breastfeeding in a new country"

Migration is often accompanied by a new life in the form of a new baby. Every culture has special ways of acknowledging the new arrival and usually there are a battery of supports and new rituals to acknowledge the special status of the new mother and her new baby. However, migration can lead to a disruption in these rituals and the care that the new mother might expect in her country of origin. Breastfeeding is a profound act of human connection and intimacy, which can be affected by migration. The mother brings her own beliefs and traditions about breastfeeding which are re-negotiated in the new context and despite all the best efforts to breastfeed, migrant and refugee women can struggle. We know that there are low rates of breastfeeding at six weeks especially among Asian communities and no doubt among our growing Middle Eastern, African and Latin American communities.

The key issues seem to be in the loss of support and information that migration brings...

 

The following is an excerpt from "Ultrasound for blocked ducts"

When a mother phones with a blocked duct, I usually discuss the tips given on the tear-off sheet Blocked Ducts and Mastitis as well as the brochure Help for Sore Breasts and of course The Breastfeeding Answer Book. If the mother has tried everything and the blocked ducts have not gone in 48 hours or so, therapeutic ultrasound often works. Most local physiotherapy or sports medicine clinics can do this. However, very few are aware of this use of ultrasound to treat blocked ducts. An ultrasound therapist with experience in this technique has more successful results...

 

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