Counseling the nursing mother : a lactation consultant's guide / Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher.

Author/creator Lauwers, Judith, 1949- author.
Other author Swisher, Anna, author.
Format Electronic
EditionSeventh edition.
PublicationBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2021]
Copyright Date©2021
Description1 online resource (1,823 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Content Direct link to ebook
Subjects

Contents Breastfeeding advocacy in the modern world -- Interdisciplinary healthcare team -- Sociological perspective on breastfeeding support -- Empowerment to breastfeed -- Counseling skills: learning how to help -- Client consultations -- Lactation anatomy and physiology -- Maternal nutrition -- Health factors in lactation -- Use of infant formula -- Substances in human milk -- Prenatal considerations -- Hospital practices that support breastfeeding -- Infant assessment and development -- Getting breastfeeding started -- Infant latch and sucking -- Breastfeeding in the early weeks -- Breastfeeding beyond the first month -- Problems with milk production and transfer -- Family dynamics in breastfeeding -- Special counseling circumstances -- Breastfeeding techniques and devices -- Temporary breastfeeding situations -- High-risk infants -- When breastfeeding is interrupted -- Long-term maternal conditions -- Long-term infant conditions -- Professional considerations -- Critical reading and review of research -- Breastfeeding promotion and change.
Abstract "Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide, Seventh Edition presents topics within a counseling framework with practical suggestions and evidence-based information interwoven throughout. Additionally, the Seventh Edition is an ideal study guide for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification and practice"--Publisher's description
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, January 13, 2022).
Issued in other formPrint version: Lauwers, Judith, 1949- Counseling the nursing mother. Seventh edition. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2021] 9781284484014
ISBN9781284180022 (electronic book)
ISBN1284180026 (electronic book)

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