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Dr. Blois lectures across the country promoting and teaching babywearing – encouraging parents to hold their babies explaining that not only is it convenient for parents, it also benefits babies by helping them to cry less, sleep better, nurse better, ease the symptoms of reflux and decrease the incidence of plagiocephaly (flat head). She can often times be found wearing her own baby as she speaks. Dr. Blois educates medical professionals in newborn units of major hospitals about the benefits of holding newborn babies (kangaroo care) and gives them the tools to help new mothers wear their babies. She trains NICU staff about the special benefits of kangaroo care for premature and medically fragile babies – helping them to gain weight faster, resist infection and get discharged from the hospital sooner. Dr. Blois recently completed the babywearing chapter for the new Random House book called The Experts’ Guide to the Baby Years, edited by Samantha Ettus (www.expertsmedia.com). She has recently completed a chapter entitled BIRTH: CARE OF INFANT AND MOTHER: TIME-SENSITIVE ISSUES for an upcoming book called: Best Practices in the Behavioral Management of Perinatal Development edited by Dr. Will Gordon and Jodie Trafton (www.indiseasemanagement.org). This chapter presents a review of current randomized controlled studies including those pertaining to babywearing and breastfeeding. Click here for the full text of the chapter. Dr. Blois also volunteers as a La Leche League Leader, providing information and support for women who choose to breastfeed. She is the featured expert in the newly released DVD "Breastfeeding FAQs: Ask the Experts" (www.motherof7.com). |
