Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide

Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011. 5th ed. Large quarto in glossy blue and green illus boards (blue spine); xiii, 799 pages, [8] pages of plates: illustrations (some color); 29 cm; bibliographical references and index. Fine ; nearly as new with faintest of edge-wear. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780763780524

Contents: 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 -- Appendix A: Code of ethics for international board certified lactation consultants -- Appendix B: Scope of IBCLC practice -- Appendix C: Standards of practice for lactation consultants -- Appendix D: Clinical competencies for IBCLC practice -- Appendix E: Baby feeding requirements -- Appendix F: WHO weight charts -- Appendix G: Spanish breastfeeding glossary -- Appendix H: Professional resources. Lactation consultants. Breastfeeding. Lactation. Breastfeeding promotion. Mothers -- Counseling of. Breast Feeding. Counseling -- methods. Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena. Lactation -- physiology. Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding promotion. Lactation. Lactation consultants. Mothers -- Counseling of. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply. Weighs 4 lbs 13 oz before packing.**