Supporting Autistic people during pregnancy: five things that can make a real difference
It is important to recognise and support the needs of all who access the maternity services. Dr Aimee Grant, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research (LIFT) , Swansea University, shares ways midwives can make a difference to Autistic women and birthing people ___________________________________ Over the......
How midwifery staff can support Autistic women with breastfeeding: recommendations from Autistic people
World breastfeeding week aims to educate and support breastfeeding. This year the focus is on “strengthening the capacity” of those who are involved in supporting breastfeeding. To this end we have invited Dr Aimee Grant, Senior research officer, Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research, Swansea University, to educate......
How can we improve the recognition of infants with abnormal head shapes?
Newborns come in all shapes and sizes, in particular their heads. Evolution has formed the fetal head with an amount of flexibility, to allow passage into the world. It is important that those working with infants, young children and their families, are able to recognise when head shapes are abnormal.......
