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Contact Barbara E: barbara.higham@gmail.com Writer at barbarahigham.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingPosts/ Editor at womenshealthtoday.blog

It’s Not Me, It’s Us: Our Relationship’s Roots of Depression

A life relationship review for those struggling with depression.

How Cultures Protect the New Mother

What can we learn from the cultural postpartum rituals of low-income, developing countries?

Let’s Talk Menopause

A glimpse at what all women may confront but that few discuss. What we know and don't know.

Helping Premature Babies to Breastfeed

What helps mothers succeed at breastfeeding a premature baby?

Breast Pumps: Do You Need One?

Of course, first time mothers want to cover every eventuality.

Giving Birth Without Drugs

If my mother had given birth without drugs and found it a positive experience—one she liked to share with us—why couldn’t I?

Substance Abuse and Depression

Postpartum depression is a serious medical condition that may co-occur with substance use disorders. Integrated treatment is essential to successful recovery.

Why Do Babies Cry?

How responding to a baby's tears is connected with a child's development.

Oxytocin and Stress Regulation in Lactation

What is happening biologically when a baby’s suckling releases the hormone oxytocin and how does this induce calm?

Building My Milk Supply

I felt I was failing as a mother and maybe even as a woman.

Why Is My Breast Milk Soapy?

Nancy Mohrbacher explains the problem with soapy or rancid-smelling milk and how to remedy it.

Birth Interventions and the Impact on Breastfeeding

A baby’s willingness and ability to breastfeed may be affected by what happens during the birth.

Let’s Get Political: Breastfeeding and the Law

The politics of breastfeeding in the face of the globalisation of trade.

Maternal Oxytocin: Its Role in Milk Ejection and Warmth Provision

Dr. Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg on the role of oxytocin in milk ejection and giving warmth. 

What Big Teeth You Have, Grandmother

When grandma's advice is unwelcome.

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