Dr Jeni Stevens
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Dr Jeni Stevens Adjunct Midwifery @westernsydneyu Infant Feeding Specialist IBCLC Midwife Researcher #SkinToSkin advocate #BreastfeedingHowTo app creator
New South Wales, Australia
Joined February 2015
If you are an Australian midwife, doctor or doula working in maternity care in Australia we would love you to complete this survey 🙏🏽💗 We want to hear diverse views https://t.co/tTOAMEf2XH
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They sound similar but come with very different potential risks. @hannahdahlen @westernsydneyu
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They sound similar but come with very different potential risks.
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What does a scavenger hunt have to do with the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes? Surprisingly—a lot. A newly published study reveals how creative methods can help document and expose widespread violations of the WHO Code. https://t.co/25R2J36tf4
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The 2025 Cochrane review on IMMEDIATE skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers is now available! Strong evidence supports skin-to-skin contact after birth as standard care. Immediate skin-to-skin contact improves a number of key health metrics
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New from Cochrane: Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. 🔗 https://t.co/g2P6hEse7L
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The New Cochrane Review on skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth" "The findings show there is now enough evidence to make immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth the global standard of care." https://t.co/QMItIVBnXc
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The new Cochrane Review on skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth highlights the impact of this simple act on initial and community breastfeeding. https://t.co/QMItIVBnXc
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A new Cochrane review has found that immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborn and mother is beneficial. Read more: https://t.co/wZQcchgNZE
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According to the recent updated Cochrane review, skin-to-skin contact in the first hour after birth 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. https://t.co/wZQcchgNZE
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Updated Cochrane Review on immediate maternal skin-to-skin contact shows benefit for babies such that research randomising to separate is not ethical. "The findings show there is now enough evidence to make immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth the global standard of care"
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I was very pleased to assist with this new infographic on wet nursing in emergencies. Wet nursing happens in emergencies in all countries and can be truly life saving. Facilitating more wet nursing will help to protect the health and lives of many infants- link in comments.
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🧵1/3 New paper! Profits Before Health? New Zealand Government Rejection of Stricter Infant Formula Marketing Standards and the Lobbying Behind It. Read it here ➡️ https://t.co/iwWVjIeJer
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Going back home? Introducing family foods? Back to work? Feeling discomfort? ⏰ Whenever you need help with breastfeeding, it should be there for you! Skilled breastfeeding support should be available for ALL women from pregnancy, for as long as they wish to continue.🤱
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Ina May, She took a break from retirement to record over 2 hours of original lectures and answers just for the rebels at the convergence. You'll not hear this kind of knowledge from Ina May ever again! Have you got your ticket to the convergence?? ticket sales ends midnight
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⚠️ Lack of access ⚠️ Conflict ⚠️ Disrupted supply ⚠️ Misinformation are causing millions of children to miss out on one or more life-saving vaccine. Even worse 🚨 over 14 million children received NO vaccines at all in 2024 👉 https://t.co/2kZnoI3fjn
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#Measles is preventable with two doses of vaccine. Yet in 2024, 30+ million children remained under-protected, leading to more large or disruptive outbreaks. Only 76% of children got the second dose, far below the 95% coverage needed to stop outbreaks 👉 https://t.co/2kZnoI3fjn
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"Adopting this agreement not only affirms our shared commitment to action guided by principles of equity. It also demonstrates the value of the international community working together to find solutions to shared global challenges… Let’s continue to move forward together to make
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INQUIRY INTO CULTS There is a new Australian Victorian inquiry into cults (link in the comments). If you have been a victim or been affected by a cult/high demand group in Victoria, please submit. The more submissions the better. Podcast with more info: https://t.co/cB0rskb8rX
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Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them? So, let’s break it down ⬇ #WorldImmunisationWeek
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