Breastfeeding : a guide for the medical profession /
Ruth A. Lawrence, Robert M. Lawrence.
- Sixth edition.
- xv, 1152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Breastfeeding in modern medicine -- Anatomy of the human breast -- Physiology of lactation -- Biochemistry of human milk -- Host-resistance factors and immunologic significance of human milk -- Psychologic impact of breastfeeding -- Making an informed decision about infant feeding -- Management of the mother-infant nursing couple -- Diet and dietary supplements for the mother and infant -- Weaning -- Drugs in breast milk -- Normal growth, failure to thrive, and obesity in the breastfed infant -- Maternal employment -- Breastfeeding the premature infant -- Breastfeeding the infant with a problem -- Medical complications of the mother -- Transmission of infections diseases through breast milk and breastfeeding -- Human milk as a prophylaxis in allergy -- Induced lactation and relactation (including nursing the adopted baby) and cross-nursing -- Reproductive function during lactation -- The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking -- Breastfeeding support groups and community resources -- Educating and training the medical professional -- Composition of human milk -- Dietary guidance during lactation -- Normal serum values for breastfed infants -- Drugs in breast milk and the effect on the infant -- Precautions and breastfeeding recommendations for selected maternal infections -- The Lact-Aid nursing trainer system -- Manual expression of breast milk -- The storage of human milk -- Vitamin and mineral supplement needs in normal children in the United States -- Measurements of growth of breastfed infants -- Organizations that support and provide materials for breastfeeding -- Legislation regarding human link -- Breastfeeding health supervision -- Resources for education and training -- The AAP guideline for hyperbilirubinemia -- Academy of breastfeeding medicine protocols. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E. App. F. App. G. App. H. App. I. App. J. App. K. App. L. App. M. App. N. App. O. App. P.
"This 6th Edition of this trusted resource has been thoroughly updated to provide you with complete, evidence-based information on all of the scientific and clinical topics related to human lactation. Social topics are also covered - support groups, going back to work, social attitudes toward breastfeeding and weaning, etc."--BOOK JACKET.