2020 Baby

Oct 26 2022 19
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2020 Baby is for parents with babies and the health professionals who care for them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever we need evidence-based, biologically aligned strategies for protecting a baby's rapidly developing brain, gut and immune system. Featuring information, strategies from Neuroprotective Developmental Care (www.possumsonline.com), and wide-ranging conversations with parents, clinicians, and other experts, 2020 Baby re-thinks early life care for these exceptional, transformative times.

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Bringing the absurdity of motherhood to the page: A conversation with Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell

Oct 26 2022 50 mins  
In this latest 2020 Baby podcast, Dr Pamela Douglas enjoys a conversation with the co-authors of the remarkable book Mothertongues, Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell.  Mothertongues, published in April 2022, is described as an experimental book of bio-autofiction about early motherhood.  It blurs the boundaries between different modes of expression - including prose, poetry,

Sleeping baby safely and enjoying nights as best you can: a conversation with Professor Helen Ball

Aug 01 2021 48 mins  
In this podcast, you’ll hear all you ever wanted to know about sleeping baby safely at night! Professor Helen Ball, the world’s leading infant sleep researcher, established the Parent-Infant Sleep Lab at Durham University in 2000. Helen begins this conversation with Dr Pamela Douglas by outlining the trajectory of her professional life, then by addressing the historical forces

Giving birth: what can I do to be ready?

May 12 2021 53 mins  
In this conversation, Dr Sarah Buckley, Ms Karen McClay and Dr Pamela Douglas discuss what you might do to prepare for birth, and what you might expect. In the extraordinary passageway of birth, our mind, body, and spirit embark upon a liminal journey, a heroic journey of great significance in most women’s lives. Sarah and Karen draw on their formidable knowledge of the Australia

Pumping breast milk for your baby

Apr 05 2021 47 mins  
Most women use a breast pump at some stage during their breastfeeding experience, or many find themselves pumping all the way through. Pumping is demanding work. In this discussion, Pam and Emma explore the role of pumping breast milk, including for increasing supply and returning to work. We explore strategies which support successful pumping, and also discuss problems which might

The functional anatomy of sucking and swallowing in breastfed babies: Part 3

Feb 09 2021 22 mins  
Dr Nikki Mills is a New Zealand based paediatric ENT surgeon, who has a special clinical and research interest in breastfeeding and is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Nikki worked for many years at the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, moving in 2020 to Nelson Hospital in Nelson, New Zealand. In this third and final episode of an in-depth conve

The functional anatomy of sucking and swallowing in breastfed babies: Part 2

Feb 09 2021 54 mins  
Dr Nikki Mills is a New Zealand based paediatric ENT surgeon, who has a special clinical and research interest in breastfeeding and is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Nikki worked for many years at the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, moving in 2020 to Nelson Hospital in Nelson, New Zealand. In this second episode of an in-depth 3-part convers

The functional anatomy of sucking and swallowing in breastfed babies: Part 1

Feb 08 2021 52 mins  
Dr Nikki Mills is a New Zealand based pediatric ENT surgeon, who has a special clinical and research interest in breastfeeding and is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Nikki worked for many years at the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, moving in 2020 to Nelson Hospital in Nelson, New Zealand. In this first episode of an in-depth 3-part conversat

A midwife-lactation consultant explores the most common challenges faced by women with babies during lockdown

Sep 27 2020 37 mins  
Robyn Fitzgerald is a Melbourne-based midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and NDC provider. She has been consulting by telehealth throughout the lockdown that became necessary again in Melbourne during a second wave of COVID-19 infections. In this conversation with Dr Pamela Douglas, Robyn discusses why the second wave stay-at-home regulations have been part

What's normal for breastfed babies in the first days of life, and when do we need to intervene?

Sep 06 2020 54 mins  
Despite wanting to breastfeed exclusively, many women find they have been advised to introduce formula by the end of the first week of their baby’s life. How much of this formula use is actually necessary? As Melbourne neonatal paediatrician Dr Danielle Freeman explains in conversation with Dr Pamela Douglas, ‘normal is a very diverse condition’ at the beginning of life! Dani

When you’re the father of a baby

May 11 2020 15 mins  
Bryan Crawford, father of a 1 and 3 year old (also of Longbow Productions), talks with Dr Pamela Douglas about the complexities and uncertainties of being supportive in those early months after the birth of a baby; about how to work as part of the parenting team; and how to step up when the time is right. Pam is a GP-researcher and founder of the evidence-based Neuroprotective Deve