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Sleeping baby safely and enjoying nights as best you can. Professor Helen Ball UK, 2020 Baby August 2021

Dr Pamela Douglas11th of Jan 202417th of Jan 2024

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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 and Pam look verv closely at what the research tells us about how to sleep our babies as safelv as possible, with Helen addressing common questions asked by parents, including about formula feeding and sleep, sleeping baby between parents, and the parent who is a 'heavy sleeper'. Helen discusses the positive things that have been achieved concerning infant sleep policies and guidelines in her lifetime and the things she’d like to see changed.

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Insights on infant sleep with Dr Pamela Douglas. Sophie Guy Australia, Emerging Minds 2021

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In a society where one third of parents seek help regarding their baby's sleep, Dr Pam has spent her career researching ways to support babies and parents to develop effective and nurturing sleep habits. She has worked with parents to develop evidence based Neuroprotective Developmental Care as a crucial understanding in providing responsive or cued care for babies.

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The transcript to this podcast is available here.

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