Nurtured: Behind the Scenes Podcast

05/08/2026

World Breastfeeding Week is here and there's no better time to celebrate the community behind the work.

Every day, ABM members around the world show up for families, advance evidence-based care, and push the field of breastfeeding medicine forward. This week is a reminder of why that work matters, and who we get to do it with.

To every clinician, researcher, advocate, and supporter in our community: thank you. 🌍💛

How are you celebrating World Breastfeeding Week? Share in the comments! 👇

30/07/2026

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06/07/2026

A very validating discussion - Modern parenting feels hard because it IS hard to do it the way our society is set up.

"Elena Bridgers is a science writer and author of the substack 'Motherhood Until Yesterday.' Today we spoke about the many ways in which modern parenting is historically strange – from co-sleeping to alloparenting to birth spacing. What can hunter gatherers teach us about how to make parenting easier? "

https://shows.acast.com/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry/episodes/why-modern-dating-is-so-hard-maiden-mother-matriarch-184

02/07/2026

"We all know social support matters, but what does it actually look like? And why do well-meaning friends, partners, and even healthcare providers sometimes make things worse?

In this episode of The Science Chick Report, Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett digs into the science of social support, what it actually means, how it's measured, and why good intentions aren't enough. Drawing on research spanning decades, she reveals that the most powerful predictor of breastfeeding success isn't technique or education, it's responsiveness: support that listens to what the mother needs, respects her decisions, and builds her confidence rather than creating dependency."

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-breastfeeding-support-actually-hurts/id1835006212?i=1000774105589

25/06/2026

"We often think calm parenting produces calm children. But in many cases, calmer children make calm parenting easier to sustain. Most researchers now understand this as a bidirectional process: parent and child continuously shaping each other over time. The same parent can look like a completely different parent depending on which child is in front of them. This is not a character assessment. It’s biology."

Why parenting confidence is often temperament luck in disguise

07/05/2026

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22/11/2025

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BMAA is delighted to announce our next educational event. Featuring keynote speaker, internationally renowned IBCLC Catherine Watson-Genna.

This event is for doctors, lactation consultants, midwives, Plunket nurses, well child providers, nurse practitioners and anyone else working directly with breastfeeding families.

Mark it in your calendars, tell your colleagues, and email us at [email protected] to register your interest now. We can’t wait to welcome you!

24/10/2025

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👶 Skin-to-skin contact involves placing the naked newborn on the mother’s uncovered chest immediately after birth. This simple practice helps babies adapt to life outside the womb, keeping them warm, reducing stress and crying, and supporting vital functions such as breathing and heart rate.

New Cochrane evidence confirms what many already practice: immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers gives babies a better start in life.

Babies held skin-to-skin within the first hour after birth are more likely to:

🩵 Breastfeed exclusively
🩵 Maintain healthy body temperature and blood sugar
🩵 Breathe and adapt better outside the womb

Importantly, the evidence is now so strong that researchers argue it’s no longer ethical to conduct studies that separate mothers and babies after birth.

“Withholding skin-to-skin contact would now be considered unethical, as there is enough evidence to show that the practice improves newborn health and survival,” says Karin Cadwell, senior author and Executive Director and Lead Faculty of
Healthy Children Project Center for Breastfeeding.

Read more on our website: https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/strong-evidence-supports-skin-skin-contact-after-birth-standard-care