Lauwers, Judith,  1949- <br/><br/>
Counseling the nursing mother :  a lactation consultant's guide / 
Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher. 
 - Fifth edition. 
 - xiii, 799 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some colour) ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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 --  Code of ethics for international board certified lactation consultants --  Scope of IBCLC practice --  Standards of practice for lactation consultants --  Clinical competencies for IBCLC practice --  Baby feeding requirements --  WHO weight charts --  Spanish breastfeeding glossary --  Professional resources.  Chapter 1.  Chapter 2.  Chapter 3.  Chapter 4.  Chapter 5.  Chapter 6.  chgapter 7.  Chapter 8.  Chapter 9.  Chapter 10.  Chapter 11.  Chapter 12.  Chapter 13.  Chapter 14.  Chapter 15.  Chapter 16.  Chapter 17.  Chapter 18.  Chapter 19.  Chapter 20.  Chapter 21.  Chapter 22.  Chapter 23.  Chapter 24.  Chapter 25.  Chapter 26.  Chapter 27.  Chapter 28.  Appendix A.  Appendix B.  Appendix C.  Appendix D.  Appendix E.  Appendix F.  Appendix G.  Appendix H. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0763780529 9780763780524 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010016445 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lactation consultants<br/>Breastfeeding<br/>Lactation.<br/>Breastfeeding promotion.<br/>Mothers--Counseling of<br/>Counseling--Methodology<br/>Lactation--Physiology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RJ216  / .L354 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>649.33