L.A. Midwife Collective

07/21/2022

Purpose To determine tocopherol and fat content of Greek mother’s milk during the first 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding and correlate with maternal diet characteristics. Methods Milk samples and dietary records were obtained by mothers at 1st (n = 64), 3rd (n = 39) and 6th (n = 23) month postp...

07/20/2022

05/10/2022

Mullein and garlic infused olive oil is one of the most popular natural remedies for ear infections/earaches, and for good reason. Here's how to make it.

05/08/2022

04/23/2022

We’re a worst-case scenario society. If certainty is what you’re after, you might want to reconsider going into the parenting business.

04/21/2022

Magnesium is often called "The Magic Mineral" because it plays a crucial role energy metabolism, stress management, hormone balance, detoxification, and other crucial processes.

02/19/2022

https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/breastfeeding-snack-recipe?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=204407418&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9fV31cX32pgLzjSdfR1wP6dp1_yqQoXtKhaxGLZ2XwupllvxhBxKAlVewpd0kPi3VYfRSxVn4ElBv4UZNCZTcRrNLMvg&utm_content=204407418&utm_source=hs_email

This breastfeeding snack recipe is a great source of protein and fiber and has no single-use packaging!

02/15/2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/02/baby-age-months-milestones/621619/

Parenthood comes with a flurry of new vernacular. This norm kept me tied to reality.

01/22/2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074182352/unvaccinated-young-kids-child-care-parents-omicron-disruptions

The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now.

10/12/2021

https://apple.news/AK0n2nZy-QLeGOcZy70pkxw

Mamamia writer, Maggie Kelly writes on birth expectations: ‘Good birth’ and ‘bad birth’: how we have tricked ourselves into believing there is a choice.

10/12/2021

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/10/gender-researchers-divide-chores-parenting-at-home/620319/

In their personal lives, sociologists attempt to ward off the same inequalities that they study at work.