| Description |
xxvi, 679 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Breastfeeding promotion in the modern world -- Ch. 2. The lactation consulting profession -- Ch. 3. A sociological perspective on breastfeeding support -- Ch. 4. Empowering women through your attitude and approach -- Ch. 5. Counseling : learning to help mothers -- Ch. 6. Client consultations -- Ch. 7. The science of lactation -- Ch. 8. Maternal health and nutrition -- Ch. 9. Properties of human milk -- Ch. 10. Impurities in human milk -- Ch. 11. Prenatal considerations -- Ch. 12. Hospital practices that support breastfeeding -- Ch. 13. Infant assessment and development -- Ch. 14. Getting breastfeeding started -- Ch. 15. Infant attachment and sucking -- Ch. 16. Breastfeeding in the early weeks -- Ch. 17. Breastfeeding beyond the first month -- Ch. 18. Problems with milk production and transfer -- Ch. 19. Changes in the family -- Ch. 20. Special counseling circumstances -- Ch. 21. Breastfeeding techniques and devices -- Ch. 22. Temporary breastfeeding situations |
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Ch. 23. High-risk infants -- Ch. 24. When breastfeeding in interrupted -- Ch. 25. Long-term maternal and infant conditions -- Ch. 26. Professional considerations -- Ch. 27. Critical reading and review of research -- Ch. 28. Breastfeeding promotion and change |
| Summary |
"Unique among all other lactation texts in its attention to the importance of counseling, Counseling the Nursing Mother thoroughly covers counseling and communication techniques, and how style and approach can enhance interactions with mothers, and thus the effectiveness in helping them. The text presents topics within a counseling framework and includes practical suggestions for working with mothers. The reader will gain insights into applying knowledge and research into everyday practice, and how to meet counseling challenges."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Breastfeeding.
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Lactation.
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Breastfeeding promotion.
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Mothers -- Counseling of.
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Breast Feeding.
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Counseling -- methods.
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Infant Nutrition
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Lactation -- physiology.
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| Author |
Swisher, Anna.
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| LC no. |
2004026040 |
| ISBN |
076372680X casebound |
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