Concerning trends in clinical lactation support – what to avoid and why. Dr Andrew Leech Australia, HealthEd, Women's and Children's Health 2022

Interestingly, the tongue shape and movement changes after a gestalt intervention in this latest study were the same as the changes measured by ultrasound after the baby in a different case study had a frenotomy.

Can we empower breastfeeding women through experimentation with some simple physical strategies to resolve their own nipple pain and baby’s fussing at the breast? The findings of a small new Australian case series published this week in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth suggest this may be the case.

You can read the study here.

All clinical guidelines agree that getting the fit and hold (or latch and positioning) right in breastfeeding is fundamental to either preventing or helping with problems such as nipple pain or a baby’s fussy behaviour at the breast. But quite remarkably in an era of stunning biomedical innovation, the fit and hold interventions breastfeeding women receive when they seek...