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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDoody's Core Titles® 2022 "This is an extensive presentation incorporating basic science, clinical aspects, and psychosocial elements related to breastfeeding. As such, it is a foundational text that should be in every obstetrical library." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Barbara Hoffman, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
Table of ContentsBreastfeeding in a New Era 2. Anatomy of the Breast 3. Physiology of Lactation 4. Biochemistry of Human Milk 5. Host-Resistance Factors and Immunologic Significance of Human Milk 6. Population Health and Informed Feeding Decisions 7. Practical Management of the Nursing "Dyad" 8. Maternal Nutrition and Supplements for Mother and Infant 9. Weaning 10. Normal Growth, Growth Faltering, and Obesity in Breastfed Infants 11. Medications, Herbal Preparations and Natural Products in Breast Milk 12. Transmission of Infectious Disease Through Breast Milk and Breastfeeding 13. Breastfeeding Infants with Problems 14. Premature Infants and Breastfeeding 15. Medical Complications of Mothers 16. Breast Conditions in the Breastfeeding Mother 17. Human Milk and Atopic Disease 18. Breastfeeding and Return to Work or School 19. Induced Lactation and Relactation (Including Nursing an Adopted Baby) and Cross-Nursing 20. Chestfeeding and Lactation Care for LGBTQ+ Families 21. Reproductive Function During Lactation 22. The Collection and Storage of Human Milk and Human Milk Banking 23. Infant Feeding After a Disasters 24. Establishing a Breastfeeding Medicine Practice or Academic Department 25. Breastfeeding Support Groups and Community Resources 26. Educating and Training the Medical Profession
