Breastfeeding and Human Lactation

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2005 - Health & Fitness - 819 pages
New knowledge and awareness has changed the field of lactation and thus prompted the extensive revision and updating of this classic text. Recognized as the leading reference on the subject, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Third Edition, provides the clinical topics and problem-solving guidance that lactation consultants and other women's health professionals need in professional practice or in preparation for taking the IBLCE examination.
 

Contents

SECTION
1
Reimbursement
49
Private Practice
57
SECTION 2
65
Evidence About Breastfeeding Practices
67
Breast Structure
92
4
97
Hormonal Influences
98
A Comparison of Pumps
332
Breast Shells
379
CHAPTER 14
409
SECTION 4
435
The Cost of Not Breastfeeding
437
Infant Milks
459
462
487
The Employers Perspective
500

Mother
110
Chronic Disease Protection
115
5
137
6
167
Breast Assessment
171
SECTION 3
183
The Infant Who Has Not LatchedOn
192
8
217
The Role of the Medical Community
247
CHAPTER 9
277
Gastroesophageal RefluxCow Milk
290
12
323
18
509
Newborn Oral Development
538
CHAPTER 13
591
Breastfeeding
621
SECTION 5
653
Suckling
663
23
689
Educational Programs
713
Families
729
A Clinical Competencies
749
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About the author (2005)

Jan Riordan, author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant on breastfeeding is a Professor of Nursing at Wichita State University. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a La Leche League Leader, and a practicing IBLCE certified lactation consultant. A member of La Leche League, International Health Advisory Council, Dr. Riordan has served on International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and as a Chair of the Research Committee for the International Lactation Consultant Association.

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