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Author: Noelle Lefitz, CNM

Noelle Lefitz is a certified nurse midwife at Vancouver Clinic. She holds a master of science in nursing with a specialty in nurse midwifery from Oregon Health & Science University.

Caring for a newborn baby can be a surprisingly isolating and exhausting experience, particularly for first-time moms. During pregnancy, women are showered with attention and, when the baby is born, there’s often a steady flow of visitors. Then the excitement