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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Judith Lauwers; Anna Swisher |
| ISBN: | 9780763780524 0763780529 |
| OCLC Number: | 608618174 |
| Description: | xiii, 799 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Breastfeeding promotion in the modern world -- Lactation consultants as part of the healthcare team -- A sociological perspective on breastfeeding support -- Empowering women to breastfeed -- Counseling skills: learning how 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 -- Infant assessment and development -- Getting breastfeeding started -- Infant attachement and sucking -- Breastfeeding 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 -- Long-term maternal and infant conditions -- Professional considerations -- Critical reading and review of research -- Breastfeeding promotion and change -- Appendix A: Code of ethics for international board certified lactation consultants -- Appendix B: Scope of IBCLC practice -- Appendix C: Standards of practice for lactation consultants -- Appendix D: Clinical competencies for IBCLC practice -- Appendix E: Baby feeding requirements -- Appendix F: WHO weight charts -- Appendix G: Spanish breastfeeding glossary -- Appendix H: Professional resources. |
| Responsibility: | Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher. |
| Local System Bib Number: | ocn608618174 |
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