These sound great!  I wish they'd titled the first one, "Starting Out:  Tips
for ENJOYING the early days with your baby," though.  Using the word
'survival' makes it sound tough and awful...and frames the scene for the
parents to get the message that they should be struggling.  It'd be nice to
see some encouragement and to see the neonatal period framed as one of
enjoyment and learning, not strife and 'survival.'

<stepping off of my little soap box...>

If the second one you mentioned is made available outside of your area, I'd
love to see it!  It sounds great!

Amy

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Virginia Thorley <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

>  In the last few days I have viewed two new public health DVDs made for new
> parents by Queensland Health (the state DoH), both excellent.  One is
> "Starting out: Tips for surviving the early days with your baby", made for
> and by the Child Health Service, Metro South.  The breastfeeding content is
> excellent.
>
> The other is a new one of which I saw a preview, made at the Royal Brisbane
> & Women's Hospital (RBWH), the title of which escapes me. It emphasises
> what
> babies know to do, to get to the breast and have a good breastfeed -
> working
> with the baby's innate abilities.  It is very useful on infant cues about
> being ready to feed.  It also has a good blend of ethnicities among the
> mother and fathers featured.  I believe these DVDs are for use in their
> respective health district, and not currently for sale.  It was good to see
> two really good new items.
>
>
>
> Virginia
>
> Dr Virginia Thorley, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, FILCA
>
> In Brisbane, Queensland
>
>
>
>
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