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Breastfeeding and human lactation / edited by Karen Wambach, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FILCA ; Jan Riordan, EdD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: 2014Publisher: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2014], c2016Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xx, 966 pages illustrated (some color) 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781284053005
  • 1284053008
  • 9781284093957
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 649.33 23/swe
Contents:
Historical and Work Perspectives. The lactation consultant: roles and responsibilities -- Tides in breastfeeding practice -- Anatomic and Biological Imperatives. Anatomy and physiology of lactation -- The biological specificity of breastmilk -- Drug therapy and breastfeeding -- Viral infections and breastfeeding -- Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Periods. Perinatal and Intrapartum care -- Postpartum care -- Breast-related problems -- Low intake in the breastfed infant: maternal and infant considerations -- Jaundice and the breastfed baby -- Breast pumps and other technologies -- The use of human milk and breastfeeding in the neonatal intensive care unit -- Donor milk banking -- Beyond Postpartum. Women's health and breastfeeding -- Maternal employment and breastfeeding -- Child health -- The ill child: breastfeeding implications -- Infant assessment -- Sociocultural and Research Issues. Research, theory, and lactation -- Breastfeeding education -- The cultural context of breastfeeding -- The familial and social context of breastfeeding.
Summary: "Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fifth Edition continues as the leading reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice for lactation consultants and specialists. Thoroughly updated and revised with current research, refences, and photos, it contains a clear clinical focus with more than 2,000 research studies supporting the clinical recommendations found in the text. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods, and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother's health, and sociocultural issues. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fifth Edition is also an excellent resource to prepare for certification and practice as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Included with each new print book is an Access Code for a Navigate companion Website containing a key image review."--back cover.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books from NU Högskolan Väst Övre plan (3rd floor) NU-biblioteket 649 Breastfeeding Available 26006050354
Total holds: 0

Includes online access code.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical and Work Perspectives. The lactation consultant: roles and responsibilities -- Tides in breastfeeding practice -- Anatomic and Biological Imperatives. Anatomy and physiology of lactation -- The biological specificity of breastmilk -- Drug therapy and breastfeeding -- Viral infections and breastfeeding -- Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Periods. Perinatal and Intrapartum care -- Postpartum care -- Breast-related problems -- Low intake in the breastfed infant: maternal and infant considerations -- Jaundice and the breastfed baby -- Breast pumps and other technologies -- The use of human milk and breastfeeding in the neonatal intensive care unit -- Donor milk banking -- Beyond Postpartum. Women's health and breastfeeding -- Maternal employment and breastfeeding -- Child health -- The ill child: breastfeeding implications -- Infant assessment -- Sociocultural and Research Issues. Research, theory, and lactation -- Breastfeeding education -- The cultural context of breastfeeding -- The familial and social context of breastfeeding.

"Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fifth Edition continues as the leading reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice for lactation consultants and specialists. Thoroughly updated and revised with current research, refences, and photos, it contains a clear clinical focus with more than 2,000 research studies supporting the clinical recommendations found in the text. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods, and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother's health, and sociocultural issues. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fifth Edition is also an excellent resource to prepare for certification and practice as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Included with each new print book is an Access Code for a Navigate companion Website containing a key image review."--back cover.

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