Microbirth filmmaker, author & course creator microbirth.com microbiomecourses.com

Joined July 2011
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Who wants to join me for a live Scavenger Hunt today (17th April) at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm UK. You can win prizes! microbirth.teachable.com/p/1…
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New Study: How #breastfeeding affects learning development. Exclusively breastfed children are approx 20% less likely to have special educational needs compared to formula-fed infants. My new blog-article >>> bit.ly/toniharman70

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New study: Babies born by C-section receive fewer beneficial microbes from their mother’s vagina and gut... but babies can still acquire mother's beneficial microbes via other routes.... like from #breastfeeding. My new blog-post >>> bit.ly/toniharman67 #microbiome #parenting
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A new study from Japan finds that babies and toddlers are more likely to sleep for 10 hours or longer if their mothers ate fermented foods (like cheese and miso soup) during pregnancy. My new blog-post>>> bit.ly/toniharman48 #pregnancy #microbiome #guthealth #infanthealth
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New study: If a baby is exposed to air pollution in the first 6 months, this can impact the baby’s gut #microbiome. But there are simple steps to reduce risks — including #breastfeeding for as long as possible. >bit.ly/toniharman47
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Woooohooo! Doors are open to our FREE #breastfeeding festival from 12-19th Sept: - LIVE #lactation QUIZ - LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS - LIVE WEBINAR - CPD/CE mini-course Enroll now on microbirth.teachable.com/p/s… #microbiome #infanthealth #science #research
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Want a fun way to learn the science of human milk? Join our FREE online #breastfeeding "festival" 12-19th Sept. Learn from 7 top #lactation scientists. Includes a #CPD approved mini-course, live webinar & some secret events! Enroll now: bit.ly/humanmilk1
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Toni Harman retweeted
Really interesting study on preterm milk source and gut microbiome colonization. Mother’s own milk vs donor milk quite different…
📣 New #ThriveLab paper out in @CellRepMed! 7 years in the making - my first RCT is finally published 🎉🤓 What did we discover? (And why did it take 7 yrs?) Read on to find out... 🧵 Here’s the #OpenAccess paper doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.… #Tweetorial #breastmilk #microbiome
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Toni Harman retweeted
Great session today at #DOHaD2022! Thanks @MAMALab_MSVU & Nurul Husna (and @Mammals_Suck & @lizljohnson in spirit) - loved learning about your research on infant feeding responsiveness and relaxation techniques and impacts for #breastfeeding moms...
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Poss especially helpful for parents of #preterm babies, or parents struggling to #breastfeed, or anyone looking to use #donormilk. bit.ly/2R3TI7f #breastfeeding #lactation
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Thanks to @oneworldbirth for this FREE mini-course for parents, practitioners & educators about the infant microbiome plus access to a very informative blog & digest of articles #breastfeeding microbirth.teachable.com/p/s…

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Really good info for #childbirtheducation classes! New #research finds that with #CS, a #newborn baby can really benefit from having immediate #skin2skin with the father (or partner). >>> bit.ly/3a8X4fD
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I love this new research on tandem #breastfeeding - suggests #breastmilk adapts to the nutritional requirements of both newborn and older children >>> bit.ly/3p8Dfta
Want to catch up on the latest #breastfeeding research? Simple! I’ve created a super digest of 12 blog-articles summarising recent papers on the science of #breastmilk. >>> bit.ly/2Ou2w4D
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Did you know: Only 38.5% of US women know that #breastfeeding reduces the mother's risk of breast cancer. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/2Z6dEq8 #lactation #breastfed #breastcancer
I wish you the very best for your Film Club screening of our film #Microbirth! #microbiome #midwivesrock
Film Club! Membership is needed - guest membership available for students from other universities, midwives, aspiring midwives, birth workers, peer supporters Join @ upsu.com/societies/midwifery… @oneworldbirth @all4maternity @babyfriendly @babymilkaction @midwifenolan @Hjhopper
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