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Twins
Learning you are pregnant with twins, triplets or more changes your expectations and plans. But your decision to breastfeed doesn’t have to change. Mother’s milk is especially important for multiples,...
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Mothering through special care
Rebecca’s second son was born early, and spent several weeks in Special Care. Here she writes of that difficult early time, and of learning to balance her fragile newborn’s needs with those of her...
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Meeting the needs of premature babies: Kangaroo Mother Care
Premature babies are born before 37 weeks of gestation. There are three main sub-categories in pre-term birth: extremely preterm (< 28 weeks of gestation), very preterm (28 to < 32 weeks) and...
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Successfully breastfeeding your premature baby
You may be reading this because you have a preterm baby, or because you are expecting to deliver your baby before full term and you want to be prepared. Perhaps you’re supporting someone who has...
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Feeding late preterm babies
What is a “late preterm” baby? Late preterm babies are usually defined as those born between 34 and 36 weeks gestation. Because these babies are often well – most don’t need to spend time in Special...
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