Author: Sharon Trotter

Sharon Trotter RM BSc (Adv Studies in Midwifery), Independent Mother & Baby Consultant Sharon Trotter is a UK practising midwife and independent Mother & Baby Consultant with special interests in breastfeeding and baby skincare. Sharon works independently to advise and promote best practice in these areas and has done for over 27 years. Following publication of her articles in various peer-reviewed journals, Sharon has implemented a new policy for baby skincare within her local NHS organisation. Maternity units all over the UK and beyond are updating their policies in line with this simplified approach, now backed up by the recent Postnatal Care Guidelines (July 2006) published by NICE, where Sharon is a stakeholder National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). She is also author of the bestselling book, Breastfeeding: the essential guide. In 2007 Sharon launched the unique TIPS Award Scheme, using parent testers who take part on a strictly volunteer basis, to provide parents with the most respected and impartial testing programme in the baby and toddler market sector. www.tipslimited.com - for parents and those wishing to become parents testers as part of the TIPS Award Scheme. www.sharontrotter.org.uk - for professionals where all published work by Sharon Trotter can be freely downloaded.