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Available
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Publication
Philadelphia : Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN
9780323680134
Description
"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 re brought fully up to date on everything from basic data on the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological aspects of human lactation, to the problems of clinical management of breastfeeding all in a highly readable, easily accessible desk reference"--Publisher's description.
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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 professional
https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0323680135
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 professional