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Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession (Breastfeeding (Lawrence))
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.269
EAN: 9780323028233
Edition: 6
ISBN: 0323028233
Label: Mosby
Manufacturer: Mosby
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 976
Publication Date: March 18, 2005
Publisher: Mosby
Studio: Mosby
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Editorial Review:
The completely revised and updated New Edition of this trusted text delivers complete, authoritative, evidence-based information on all of the scientific and clinical topics related to breastfeeding-from basic data on the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological aspects of human lactation...to guidance on a full range of problems in clinical management. Written by a pioneer in the field of human lactation, the 6th Edition has been revised from cover to cover to include information on new drugs and herbal products, infections, and much more.- Provides the basic tools of knowledge and experience to enable readers to provide thoughtful guidance to the breastfeeding mother that is most applicable to her circumstances, problems, and lifestyle.
- Features a wealth of references from the most recent studies.
- Integrates evidence-based data with practical experience
- Offers complete coverage of anatomy and physiology * the composition of human breast milk * guidance on lactation management * equipment, pumps, and other devices * contraindications to breastfeeding * and much more
- Provides an extensive new section on gigantomastia, a relatively new entity that is now being seen more frequently.
- Presents new discussions of infections and infectious diseases in both the mother and infant.
- Delivers updated information on drugs and lactation including newly approved medications, over-the-counter medications, and herbal remedies.
- Features 2 new chapters: Problems Associated with the Nipple, Areola, and Breast Itself and The Premature Infant and Breastfeeding.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - THE All-you-want-to-know Book with a medical backup
With all those books on breastfeeding out there, you might be tempted to buy the good-old question-answer based book. But believe me you will still have the: Is this what a doctor might tell me? question back there in your head. This book, however; presents you with more complete answers that experts on the breastfeeding subject have studied. You will end up being an expert on breastfeeding yourself. Even friends call me to check a prescripted medicine on the chapter that classifies almost ... Read More
Rating: - book
need for class. easy to understand. written for a professionals as title suggests, great book for review for certification exam
Rating: - classic text
This is a good classic text that was recommended for an inservice/ 5 day training for nurses
Rating: - Essential reading
This should be required reading for any physician caring for the breastfeeding mother or the breastfed baby. With all of the mythology surrounding breastfeeding and the wide range of advice given to nursing mothers, it is essential that practitioners give accurate, informed advice. Reading this book will allow health care professionals to do so.
Rating: - Excellent and educational for the medical profession
As a gynecologist based in Spain, I found this book extremely helpful while counseling my patients about breastfeeding, and while breastfeeding myself. I think most obstetrical textbooks do not cover enough the aspect of breastfeeding, and numerous questions remain to be answered, some as simple as: both breasts or one breast?. These simple questions, however, are an important source of stress to new mothers. Apart from that, the more "medical" aspects of the book are also exceptional. A must for ... Read More
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