FOCUS ON: Complementary Therapies to support pregnancy, birth and early parenthood

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• Prenatal yoga
• Aromatherapy for pregnancy, labour and beyond
• Acuneedling – midwifery 
acupuncture
• Drumming for birth
• Infant massage
• Physical activity during the 
preconception period

AND A NEW COLUMN:
SHER ABOUT PRECONCEPTION

FOCUS ON: Parenting and parenting styles

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• Parenting styles: Past, present and future
• Exploring perfectionism, judgment and burnout in parents
• The realities of Gentle Parenting
• How can autistic parents best be supported?
• Diaologues with Parents programme
• Joys and difficulties of grandparenting
• Surrogacy: What makes a good start?
• Valproate alert

FOCUS ON: Key concerns for parents in the first year

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• Breastfeeding the baby to sleep
• Prolonged crying
• Reading to children to combat poverty
• Colic and the infant microbiome
• Facilitated play groups for parents from different cultures
• The Self Worth After Birth project
• Being therapeutic when you aren’t a therapist

FOCUS ON: Doulas and re-imagining birth

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• The European Doula Network
• ‘Multicultural’ doulas in Norway
• A doula in Belgium
• The evolution of Red Tent Doulas
• The importance of birth doula training
• Peanut balls during labour
• Making Birth Better organisation