| Description |
xiv, 661 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
"This First edition includes the following: Complete description of the anatomy and physiology of the lactating breast. Detailed explanatin of the immunobiology of human milk. Description of difficult syndromes and conditions in the infant and breastfeeding mother. Elegant description of the emotional component of breastfeeding and cosleeping with the infant. Description of the nutritional composition and components of human milk. Explanation of the science of drug transport into human milk, and the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers. Discussion of important topics such as infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, vitamin D, birth spacing, and family planning."--Back cover |
| Analysis |
Lactation; Breast Feeding; Milk, Human; Breast--physiology |
| Notes |
Alternative title: Textbook of human lactation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Breast milk.
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Breastfeeding.
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Lactation.
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Lactation.
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Breast Feeding.
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Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Milk, Human.
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Breast Feeding.
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Breast -- physiology.
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Lactation.
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Milk, Human.
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| Author |
Hale, Thomas Wright, 1944-
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Hartmann, Peter.
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| LC no. |
2007931894 |
| ISBN |
9780977226894 (hbk.) |
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