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    Breastfeeding

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    Breastfeeding is a collection of articles previously published in Midwifery Today magazine. This volume contains insights into breastfeeding duration, breast milk sharing, milk supply and more, as well as personal accounts of breastfeeding adventures. Contributors include Michel Odent and Suzanne Colson.
    Table of Contents:
    Chapter 1: “The Role of the Shy Hormone in Breastfeeding” by Michel Odent
    Chapter 2: “Biological Nurturing: The Laid-back Breastfeeding Revolution” by Suzanne Colson
    Chapter 3: “Candida versus Breastfeeding: Which Is Winning?” by PJ Jacobsen
    Chapter 4: “Daniel: A Breastfeeding Challenge Overcome” by Joni Nichols
    Chapter 5: “HIV and Breastfeeding: What We Do and Do Not Know in 2005” by Nancy Miller
    Chapter 6: “Milk Supply: You Have Enough” by Lina Duncan
    Chapter 7: “Breastfeeding Duration and Mother-to-Mother Support” by Nancy Mohrbacher and Sharon Knorr
    Chapter 8: “Midwives: Guardians of Nature’s Design” by Kimberly Durdin
    Chapter 9: “Reclaiming the Art of Breastfeeding” by Indira Lopez Bassols
    Chapter 10: “Supporting Mothers in Long-term Breastfeeding” by Janell E. Robisch
    Chapter 11: “Breastfeeding Milla” by Angela Worthington
    Chapter 12: “Breastfeeding and Newborn Survival” by Amanda Penwell
    Chapter 13: “The Four Pillars of Safe Breast Milk Sharing” by Shell Walker and Maria Armstrong
    Chapter 14: “A Mom’s Breastfeeding Adventure” by Alicia Kaye
    Chapter 15: “My Nursing Journey” by Janelle Rice

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMidwifery Today
    Release dateOct 8, 2012
    ISBN9781890446215
    Breastfeeding
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      A compilation of articles on breastfeeding, from mothers' perspectives to doulas, nurses, scientists and a few free spirited community care givers.

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    Breastfeeding - Midwifery Today

    Breastfeeding

    A Collection of Articles from Midwifery Today Magazine

    Edited by

    Nancy Halseide

    Copyright 2012 Midwifery Today, Inc.

    Published by Midwifery Today, Inc.

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    Cover photo by Michelle Anderson

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    This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this e-book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this e-book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work that went in to compiling this e-book.

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    This publication is presented by Midwifery Today, Inc., for the sole purpose of disseminating general health information for public benefit. The information contained in or provided through this publication is intended for general consumer understanding and education only and is not intended to be, and is not provided as, a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

    Midwifery Today, Inc. does not assume liability for the use of this information in any jurisdiction. Always seek the advice of your midwife, physician, nurse or other qualified health care provider before you undergo any treatment or for answers to any questions you may have regarding any medical condition.

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    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: The Role of the Shy Hormone in Breastfeeding by Michel Odent

    Chapter 2: Biological Nurturing: The Laid-back Breastfeeding Revolution by Suzanne Colson

    Chapter 3: Candida versus Breastfeeding: Which Is Winning? by PJ Jacobsen

    Chapter 4: Daniel: A Breastfeeding Challenge Overcome by Joni Nichols

    Chapter 5: HIV and Breastfeeding: What We Do and Do Not Know in 2005 by Nancy Miller

    Chapter 6: Milk Supply: You Have Enough by Lina Duncan

    Chapter 7: Breastfeeding Duration and Mother-to-Mother Support by Nancy Mohrbacher and Sharon Knorr

    Chapter 8: Midwives: Guardians of Nature’s Design by Kimberly Durdin

    Chapter 9: Reclaiming the Art of Breastfeeding by Indira Lopez Bassols

    Chapter 10: Supporting Mothers in Long-term Breastfeeding by Janell E. Robisch

    Chapter 11: Breastfeeding Milla by Angela Worthington

    Chapter 12: Breastfeeding and Newborn Survival by Amanda Penwell

    Chapter 13: The Four Pillars of Safe Breast Milk Sharing by Shell Walker and Maria Armstrong

    Chapter 14: A Mom’s Breastfeeding Adventure by Alicia Kaye

    Chapter 15: My Nursing Journey by Janelle Rice

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    CHAPTER 1

    The Role of the Shy Hormone in Breastfeeding

    by Michel Odent

    Copyright 2012 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Midwifery Today, Issue 101, Spring 2012.

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    There is no breastfeeding without oxytocin, since the milk ejection reflex is dependent on the release of this hormone. The mechanical effects of oxytocin have been well known for a long time, not only for inducing contractions of specialized breast cells during the milk ejection reflex, but also for inducing uterine contractions during childbirth and orgasm, and for inducing contractions of the prostate and seminal vesicles in the sperm ejection reflex. The behavioral effects of oxytocin are also well understood; it is commonplace today to summarize these effects by using the term love hormone.

    We have still a lot to learn about oxytocin release. However, we have a sufficient amount of physiological and observational data to conclude that the release of oxytocin is highly dependent on environmental factors. The best way to summarize what we already know is to claim that oxytocin is the shy hormone: it behaves like a shy person who does not appear among strangers or observers.

    This is the kind of knowledge that is not easily digested where breastfeeding is concerned. I have heard many stories of mothers who required guidance to overcome breastfeeding difficulties. The advice they received almost always focused on the position of the baby when latching on. Common recommendations would be different if it were better understood that many difficulties in breastfeeding are related to the release of the shy hormone. Instead of being guided to find the right postures, the mother might be first advised to stay with only her baby in a small dark room with the door closed and the guarantee that nobody will enter. It is well demonstrated that the shy hormone does not appear in situations associated with a release of adrenaline. This implies that the room must be warm enough to make comfortable skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby possible. I know from experience that such simple suggestions can help break a vicious circle during a critical phase of lactation.

    An analogy to breastfeeding is possible with childbirth. In the framework of natural childbirth, I have often heard stories of very long and difficult labors. A common comment is, We tried everything, when the meaning of this comment is, We tried a great diversity of postures, nipple stimulation, massage, acupuncture, a birthing pool, etc. It is not common to hear that the baby’s father, grandmother and second midwife, for example, had been sent away so that finally the laboring woman was left alone, save for an experienced, silent and low profile midwife.

    Interestingly, the role of the shy hormone is understood during sexual intercourse, another event highly dependent on oxytocin release. Anthropologists have noticed that in all cultures, including those where genital sexuality is uninhibited, couples usually isolate themselves to make love, as if they knew about the shy hormone.

    These considerations are of paramount importance at a time when the difficulties of breastfeeding are increasing all over the world. There are probably many reasons for such common difficulties. Some of them are explained by the strong connections between birth physiology and lactation physiology. In the age of synthetic oxytocin and simplified cesarean techniques, a great proportion of women do not rely on their natural hormones to give birth. In this context one cannot expect good breastfeeding statistics. The only way to break vicious circles before it is too late is to improve our understanding of oxytocin release.

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    Michel Odent, MD, has been influencing the history of childbirth and health research for several decades. As a practitioner he developed the maternity unit at Pithiviers Hospital in France (1962–1985). With six midwives, he was in charge of approximately one thousand births a year and achieved excellent statistics with low rates of intervention. Odent is familiarly known as the obstetrician who introduced the concept of birthing pools and home-like birthing rooms. He later founded the Primal Health Research Center in England. After his hospital career, Odent practiced homebirths. His approach to childbirth has been featured in eminent medical journals such as The Lancet and in TV documentaries such as the BBC film, Birth Reborn. Odent is a contributing editor to Midwifery Today magazine.

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    CHAPTER 2

    Biological Nurturing: The Laid-back Breastfeeding Revolution

    by Suzanne Colson

    Copyright 2012 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Midwifery Today, Issue 101, Spring 2012.

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    Biological nurturing (BN) is a new neurobehavioral approach to breastfeeding initiation that aims to reduce latching problems and early unintended breastfeeding cessation. In biological nurturing, mothers lean back and place the baby on top so that every part of the baby’s body is facing, touching and closely applied to one of the mother’s curves or to part of the surrounding environment. Nursing in a laid-back position opens the mother’s body which promotes neonatal locomotion by releasing up to 20 primitive neonatal reflexes, which act as breastfeeding stimulants (Colson et al. 2008). BN is quick and easy to do—there is no lining up of body parts and no correct breastfeeding procedures. Instead mothers hold their babies for as long, as often and in as much skin-to-skin contact as they want even when the baby is not hungry or feeding. That introduces some subtle changes. BN is not just about breastfeeding; rather the approach in itself encourages mothers to keep the baby in the right

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