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Essays on health: Australia is failing new parents with conflicting advice - it's urgent we get it right

  • Written by Pamela S Douglas, General Practitioner, Researcher, The University of Queensland
imageMuch of the baby's distress, as well as that of the parents, can be prevented.Janko Ferlič/Unsplash

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Australians embark on a disorienting, life changing journey. They have a baby.

What happens after a woman gives birth should be a matter of serious public interest. Screaming babies, breast pain, baby...

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