Study: Length of labour doesn’t affect memory of childbirth pain Women who experience a long childbirth won’t necessarily remember it as being more painful than a short ...
Postnatal depression: When having a baby makes you blue There is a wonderful book on postnatal depression (PND) called “When your blessings don’t count” (Linda ...
Fear of childbirth predicts postpartum depression Expectant women with prenatally diagnosed fear of childbirth are at an increased risk of postpartum ...
The cord clamping debate During pregnancy your baby is attached to the placenta via the umbilical cord. Oxygen and nutrients are ...
Skin-to-skin linked to higher breastfeeding rates Skin-to-skin contact between mom and baby in the delivery room is associated with an increased likelihood for ...
Baby Sense speaker profile: Tina Otte One of the expert speakers at this year’s Johnson’s Baby Sense Seminars is Tina Otte, ...
Video: How your baby’s development benefits from skin-to-skin Skin-to-skin or ‘kangaroo care’ is one of the best things that you can do for your baby. Simply ...
Your baby’s daddy may also suffer from the baby blues As it turns out, moms aren’t the only ones subject to postpartum depression. A study published in the ...
Treatments for your post pregnancy skin Pregnancy is magical and complicated, as any new mom will tell you. Because our bodies are in an altered ...
Coming to terms with postnatal depression Pregnancy and motherhood bring with them the most dramatic life changes that most women experience. 40 per ...