Tummies To Toes

10/03/2022

Happy breastfeeding week!

After teaching an incredible birthing class this weekend, I realized that many people are not aware of the conflict of interest regarding the marketing around commercial milk formula. Here are some links that you might be interested in during Canada's Breastfeeding Week:

World Health Organization/UN report summary: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112452

Babies Before Business BJM article:https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/7/8/e009640.full.pdf

Tigers (movie) on some streaming services or at your public Library
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigers_(2014_film)

Parents and pregnant women globally are exposed to aggressive marketing for baby formula milk, according to a report launched jointly by two UN agencies on Tuesday.

03/18/2020

Heads up!

Interim guidance for federal/provincial/territorial (F/P/T) public health authorities (PHA) in the event that a case of human illness caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is suspected or confirmed within their jurisdictions.

03/09/2020

So many questions about COVID-19. Here are the US guidelines from the ACOG.

Clinical Guidance Search Clinical Guidance Practice Bulletins Committee Opinions Practice Advisories Obstetric Care Consensus Series Task Force and Work Group Reports Technology Assessments ACOG Collaboration with Peer Organizations ACOG Collaboration with Peer Organizations on Clinical Documents AC...

01/22/2020

There is a wonderful speaker, Dr. James McKenna coming to Waterloo this Fall. Speaking about: The Return of Humankind's Oldest and Most Successful Sleep and Feeding Arrangement
Save the date - Oct 1 and 2!

BFION is the provincial representative for the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada. BFION partners with hospitals and community health services to assist and support them to achieve and maintain Baby-Friendly designation.

09/16/2019

FYI:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the product has been associated with reports of illness

04/17/2019

So sad-it was such a great resource

April 16, 2019 - Today, the Motherisk Helplines are closing. The decision follows years of declining grant funding leading to staff reductions, as well as unsuccessful efforts to secure an alternative host for the program.

03/22/2019

Survey Sharing Request for the Baby Friendly initiative

We are seeking feedback from parents who have given birth within the past few years in Ontario.

Please pass the following link along to mother-to-mother support groups or any families that have given birth in the last 3 years Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VMSNL6Q

The survey is easy to complete, asks 10 questions, and should not take long to finish. Participation is voluntary and no identifying information will be shared. The information summarized from the survey will enrich a BFI report card for Ontario.

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

03/11/2019

I love this resource from the UK! Hope you enjoy it too!

01/18/2019

I get questions about Iron and breastfeeding all the time, and recently came across this article

10/18/2018

This just out, new guidelines about Physical activity in pregnancy: