WHO Interim Guidelines on Caring for Breastfeeding Mothers and Their Newborns in the Time of Coronavirus The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published interim guidance on caring for breastfeeding mothers and their newborns in the time of COVID-19. There is currently little research available on COVID-19 in pregnant women and children, but according to WHO […]
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by Olivia Totten As a family living abroad, maybe constantly moving between countries, dealing with your children’s immunisations can be confusing and downright overwhelming. Different countries have different vaccination schedules, different endemic diseases and different regulations. We know that our community frequently wonders how vaccinations in Italy might differ from other countries. We have therefore […]
This interview is from our partners at MumAbroad Life, another wonderful resource for those building families away from their tribes. Midwife and Lactation Consultant Gabriella Pacini talks to MumAbroad Life about giving birth in Italy, pre- and postnatal care and the importance of breastfeeding. Gabriella has been working as a midwife in both private and public […]
by Margaretha Tosi, HypnoBirthing Practitoner, Doula & Holistic Therapist HypnoBirthing is based on the knowledge that the uterus mostly consists of muscle, a muscle like any other in a woman’s body. Besides that, Hypnobirthing is a comprehensive birth education course that teaches simple but specific self-hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques that can make labor and […]
Last week WHO and UNICEF published an updated ten-step guide to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn care. The guide is titled “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” and underpins the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative that WHO and UNICEF published in 1991. In its news release the UN organisations state that […]
56 new WHO recommendations establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions
