Premature babies aren’t exactly given coffee, but they are given caffeine citrate intravenously to stimulate their still-immature respiratory center and minimize the dreaded breathing pauses as much as possible. So drinking coffee during pregnancy and while breastfeeding is totally fine, as long as you stick to normal amounts. But what is considered a normal amount
The new children’s hospital in Zurich has been open for more than half a year now. But I myself only visited it recently as part of a midwifery training program in person there. For the first time. And I was moved. My First Visit to the Children’s Hospital I don’t mean the cool, round research
As a midwife and lactation consultant in the postpartum period, I see a lot of parents who overshoot the mark in their desire to do everything perfectly. Or simply can’t see the wood for the trees because of all the controversial answers. The topic of “sterilization” is a small example where I often think that
If you want to and can breastfeed, then breastfeed! And if you don't want to or can't, then don't breastfeed!
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