Breastfeeding and human lactation / [edited by] Jan Riordan.

Date:
[2005]
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Description

Presents new research and knowledge in the physiology and management of breastfeeding, milk supply, positioning, the the evolving role of the lactation consultant. Offers key concepts and Internet resources.

Publication/Creation

Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jones and Bartlett, [2005]

Physical description

xxv, 819 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Contributors

Edition

Third edition.

Notes

Includes CD-ROM.
Copy 1. Donor: Nicola Anderson.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Historical and Work Perspectives -- Tides in Breastfeeding Practice -- Evidence About Breastfeeding Practices -- The Biological Norm in Infant Feeding -- The Replacement of Maternal Breastfeeding -- Technological Innovations in Infant Feeding -- The Prevalence of Breastfeeding -- The Cost of Not Breastfeeding -- The Promotion of Breastfeeding -- Work Strategies and the Lactation Consultant -- History -- Do Lactation Consultants Make a Difference? -- Certification -- Getting a Job as a Lactation Consultant -- LC Education -- Lactation Programs -- Developing a Lactation Program -- The Unique Characteristics of Counseling Breastfeeding Women -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Legal and Ethical Considerations -- Reimbursement -- Private Practice -- Anatomical and Biological Imperatives -- Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation -- Mammogenesis -- Breast Structure -- Variations -- Pregnancy -- Lactogenesis -- Hormonal Influences -- Milk Production -- Autocrine Versus Endocrine -- Galactopoiesis -- Galactorrhea -- Clinical Implications: Mother -- Newborn Oral Development -- Suckling -- Breathing and Suckling -- Frequency of Feedings -- The Biological Specificity of Breastmilk -- Milk Synthesis and Maturational Changes -- Energy, Volume, and Growth -- Nutritional Values -- Anti-infective Properties -- Chronic Disease Protection -- The Immune System -- Bioactive Components -- Implications for Clinical Practice -- Composition of Human Colostrum and Mature Breastmilk -- Drug Therapy and Breastfeeding -- The Alveolar Subunit.

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ISBN

  • 0763745855
  • 9780763745851