Breastfeeding : a guide for the medical profession /
Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, 9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted field. Award-winning author and co-founder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, Dr. Ruth Lawrence, and her son, Dr. Rob Lawrence, ensure that you'r...
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| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Elsevier,
[2022]
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| Edition: | Ninth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Breastfeeding in a new era
- Anatomy of the breast
- Physiology of lactation
- Biochemistry of human milk
- Host-resistance factors and immunologic significance of human milk
- Population health and informed feeding decisions
- Practical management of the nursing "dyad"
- Maternal nutrition and supplements for mother and infant
- Weaning
- Normal growth, growth faltering, and obesity in breastfed infants
- Medications, herbal preparations, and natural products in breast milk
- Transmission of infectious diseases through breast milk and breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding infants with problems
- Premature infants and breastfeeding
- Medical complications of mothers
- Breast conditions in the breastfeeding mother
- Human milk and atopic disease
- Breastfeeding and return to work or school
- Induced lactation and relactation (including nursing an adopted baby) and cross-nursing
- Chestfeeding and lactation care for LGBTQ+ families (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus)
- Reproductive function during lactation
- The Collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking
- Infant feeding after a disaster
- Establishing a breastfeeding medicine practice or academic department
- Breastfeeding support groups and community resources
- Educating and training medical professionals
- Appendices