Claire Verity is a British

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professional who specialises in the

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method. Her clients have included

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and

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. She featured as a

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in the 2007

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documentary series, ''

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'' (which compared the 1950s Truby King method with the 1960s

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and the 1970s

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). Her methods, such as advocating Truby King's tenets of minimal cuddling at bedtime and no

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with the baby while preparing the baby for bed, have generated controversy in the media and

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. Some critics have called into dispute her professional qualifications and her self-described title of "maternity nurse". In terms of complaints about her 2007 television programme with regards to her qualifications, an official OFCOM investigation concluded that "there is no evidence to suggest that a maternity nurse must have a qualification or belong to any professional body. (...) Therefore, in our view, the description can refer to someone who is 'experienced' in post-birth care both for the baby and the mother"

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