Counseling the nursing mother : a lactation consultant's guide / 6
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Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher.
- 4th ed.
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- xxvi, 679 p. : ill. 29 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Breastfeeding promotion in the modern world -- The lactation consulting profession -- A sociological perspective on breastfeeding support -- Empowering women through your attitude and approach -- Counseling: learning to help mothers -- Client consultations -- The science of lactation -- Maternal health and nutrition -- Properties of human milk -- Impurities in human milk -- Prenatal considerations -- Hospital practices that support breastfeeding -- Getting breastfeeding started -- Infant attachment and sucking -- Breastfeeding issues in the early weeks -- Breastfeeding beyond the first month -- Problems with milk production and transfer -- Changes in the family -- Special counseling circumstances -- Breastfeeding techniques and devices -- Temporary breastfeeding situations -- High-risk infants -- When breastfeeding is interrupted -- Mothers and babies with long-term special needs -- Professional considerations -- Critical reading and review of research -- Breastfeeding promotion and change.