The first link is a video clip - is this the one you mean?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6640000/newsid_6644700/6644725.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6613229.stm

It  can be a very successful way of helping a mother and her baby.  And babies  like it
Beth  one of the mothers in the video described it  in an article
##So what is Biological Nurturing and how does it relate to breastfeeding? If I were a baby, I’d describe it as "having really comfy cuddles. When my really comfy cuddles are with Mummy, if I fancy a snack I can cruise over to the buffet." ##

Helen Butler

LLL GB


> This sounds like Dr Suzanne Coulson's work on biological nurturing
> http://www.biologicalnurturing.com/
> 
> This is research-based and draws on a lot of what is known about the 
> biological, endocrinological and emotional connection between a 
> mother and an infant - breastfeeding is at the interface of all these 
> aspects, but it is also done with formula feeding mothers to enhance 
> mothering and bonding.
> 
> It is very hand off. Mother is indeed semi or fully reclined.
> 
> This whole approach is in direct contrast to much of traditional 
> teaching about positioning when feeding - there are books and 
> leaflets which have very prescriptive rules about sitting with your 
> back straight, your arms in a certain position, your knees raised 
> (feet on a stool or even telephone books), bringing the baby on.
> 
> BN is much more baby-led, and it is more about holding and relating 
> and loving and enjoying than actual feeding....in our experience in 
> the UK, where this approach is gaining a lot of fans, the most 
> comfortable and effective feeding can indeed happen with BN, and it 
> is very empowering to women, especially to those who have had a 
> distressing birth experience. It also works with mothers and babies 
> who have not been feeding well - it is genuinely therapeutic in this 
> way.
> 
> I would say BN is currently more influential with us who are not 
> healthcare professionals -  we have never trained our workers to be 
> hands on, and in fact I have never touched a mother and baby pair in 
> this way (I am *not* saying this should never be done - it's just not 
> the way we do it in our work).
> 
> Some maternity units -  a very few so far - are incorporating BN into 
> how they support mothers as of course it sits very well with skin to 
> skin which is more common than it used to be.
> 
> Heather Welford Neil
> 
> NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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