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Breastfeeding in the first days of life and when do we need to intervene with formula? Dr Danielle Freeman Australia, 2020 Baby Podcast, September 2020

Dr Pamela Douglas14th of Jan 202412th of Dec 2024

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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 offers important insight into what we can expect to see in otherwise well newborns, and how unnecessary formula supplementation might be avoided.

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A midwife-lactation consultant explores the most common challenges faced by women with babies during lockdown. Robyn Fitzgerald Australia, 2020 Baby September 2020

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 particularly difficult for new mothers. Robyn also talks about the most common problems brought to her, and the advice she finds she is repeatedly offering to these courageous women.

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