| Description |
1 online resource (453 p.) |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- 1. Evidence for Breastfeeding: Importance for Newborns and Infants, Mothers, and Society -- 2. The Scope of Breastfeeding -- 3. Composition of Human Milk -- 4. Nonnutritive Components in Human Milk -- 5. Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation -- 6. Breastfeeding: Management Before and After Conception -- 7. Breastfeeding Initiation -- 8. Breastfeeding in the Hospital -- 9. Maintenance of Breastfeeding: The Newborn and Infant -- 10. Maintenance of Breastfeeding: The Mother -- 11. The Breastfeeding-Friendly Medical Office |
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12. Breastfeeding and Human Milk for Preterm Newborns and Infants -- 13. Breastfeeding in Special Circumstances -- 14. Lactation Support Technology -- 15. Supporting Breastfeeding During Mother-Infant Separation -- 16. Medications and Breastfeeding -- 17. Contraception and the Breastfeeding Mother -- 18. Contraception and the Breastfeeding Mother -- 19. Breastfeeding Issues During Disasters -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Appendix G -- Appendix H -- Index |
| Summary |
The definitive resource for physicians and other health care professionals to be able to counsel expectant and nursing mothers and other caregivers on the most up-do-date developments in breastfeeding practice, research, policies, and outreach. Contains a wealth of information on supporting breastfeeding mothers and infants and meeting their unique physical and emotional needs |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Breastfeeding.
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Children.
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Infants.
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Lactation.
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Breast milk.
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Breast Feeding
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Child
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Child Nutrition Sciences
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Female
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Infant
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Lactation
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Milk, Human
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children (people by age group)
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infants.
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Breast milk
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Breastfeeding
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Children
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Infants
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Lactation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
(ACOG), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Schanler, Richard
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Feldman-Winter, Lori
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Meek, Joan Younger
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Mass, Sharon B
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Noble, Lawrence
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| ISBN |
9781610024433 |
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1610024435 |
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