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134: Baby Gadgets, Gimmicks and Red Flags

This week on Baby Tribe, Afif and Anne take a closer look at the baby products being marketed to exhausted parents, from sleep pods, reflux pillows and weighted sleep suits to formula prep machines, nasal aspirators, rectal wind devices, baby monitors,...
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133: The Freebirth Movement: Choice, Risk and Accountability

In this episode of The Baby Tribe, Afif speaks with Irish Times journalist Ellen Coyne about her reporting on the rise of freebi...
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132: Bad Science in a Pretty Font – Caesareans, Risk and Birth Misinformation

In this episode of The Baby Tribe, Afif and Anne take on one of the most emotionally charged topics in maternity care: caesarean birth. Online bi...
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131: Alcohol, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: No Shame, No Myths, Just Biology

Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding are surrounded by myths, slogans and a fair amount of internet nonsense. In this episode, Afif and Anne look at what alcohol ...
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130: Vitamin K at Birth: The Tiny Injection Social Media Got Wrong

In this episode, Afif and Anne take a deep dive into vitamin K at birth and the growing wave of misinformation surrounding it online. They explore why newborn bab...
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129: When Baby Sleep Advice Becomes Dangerous

In this episode of The Baby Tribe, Afif speaks to BBC journalist Divya Talwar about her investigation into unsafe advice given b...
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Get to know the hosts!

Afif EL-Khuffash

Prof EL-Khuffash is a qualified International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. His two primary clinical and research areas of expertise are heart function in neonates and the promotion of breast feeding, and breast feeding support, to new mothers.

Anne Doherty

Dr Anne Doherty graduated from University College Dublin in 2002. She completed postgraduate Medical Membership Exams in 2005 (MRCPI) and subsequently pivoted to Anaesthesiology. Dr Doherty has worked as a Consultant Anaesthesiologist in the Rotunda Hospital and Mater University Hospital in Dublin.