What is a screening test? Screening tests look for signs of possible problems. The tests help to identify those women who have an increased risk of having an affected baby, but they do not give a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. Those women shown to be at increased risk are then more likely to be offered [...]
Dear all. I have spent this week with women battling their breastfeeding challenges. Mostly good news but many interesting subjects. It reminds me a little bit of when woman are pregnant and they keep coming into Annerley after their checkups, half with the news that their baby is suddenly too small, half with babies that [...]
What a delightful topic! But the fact is that of all the questions that I get most often at 9 pm on a Friday night via phone is: Are my baby’s stools normal? So let’s look at what is: A baby that is exclusively breastfeeding can have everything from stools 10 times a day or [...]
Last week I was lucky enough to be there for the birth of a beautiful little boy at home, born to two of the parents that i have been seeing regularly during pregnancy in the last few months. The parents, Arden and Michell, had prepared very well for the birth and everything was well in [...]
…i just wanted to write these words as a reminder to all breastfeeding mothers because I am now sitting here at home trying to rest and recover after a blocked milk duct that i failed to diagnose myself with in time! I have literally spent the last few weeks warning all the mothers that I [...]
This time of year reminds us even more than usual how important having a family is. Recently we have had 2 new additions in our own team, – congratulations Sarah and Eugenie! And Tamara is waiting to have her little one but expects it any day now. We at Annerley wish you all a [...]
Is it true that newborn babies only see black and white, and no colors? To a certain extend this is correct. The eyes of newborn babies are not fully developed and for a while after they are born they can not fully see colors. They also cannot focus far away so only things around 10 [...]
“I am 7 weeks pregnant and I have just moved to Hong Kong. How does the system work; where do I register and where is it best to give birth?“ Calls or emails of this sort are not uncommon in our practice and every time I wish there was a concrete answers for all the [...]
Dear all. I am writing these words from Iceland, where I am at the moment, studying acupuncture for pregnancy, birth and postpartum. This has been a very interesting education for me, which started earlier this year and is undoubtedly going to take some time to get advanced in. So far I have treated quite a [...]
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