Counseling the Nursing Mother


Book Description

Written from a teaching perspective, Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide, Sixth Edition presents topics within a counseling framework with practical suggestions and evidence-based information interwoven throughout. Completely updated and revised, it includes new research on milk composition, the importance of the gut microbiome and skin-to-skin care, Affordable Care Act changes, and the latest guidelines from the World Health Organization for breastfeeding with HIV. Also explored and expanded are discussions on cultural competence, working effectively and sensitively with LGBTQ families, addressing disparities in health equity, milk banking issues, and social media trends for lactation information and support.Additionally, the Sixth Edition also serves as a significant teaching tool for students, interns, and other healthcare professionals. With an extensive glossary and bulleted lists at the end of each chapter, it is an ideal study guide for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification and practice.Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook.




Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant’s Guide


Book Description

Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant’s Guide, Seventh Edition presents topics within a counseling framework with practical suggestions and evidence-based information interwoven throughout. Additionally, the Seventh Edition is an ideal study guide for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification and practice.




Counseling the Nursing Mother


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Lactation & Breastfeeding




Pocket Guide for Counseling the Nursing Mother


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Convenient and functional, Pocket Guide for Counseling the Nursing Mother will help lactation consultants establish partnerships with mothers to build confidence and self-esteem and provide an effective learning environment to involve mothers actively in problem-solving and decision-making.




Counseling the Nursing Mother


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Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide, Fifth Edition thoroughly covers how counseling styles and approaches can enhance interactions with mothers and stresses the importance of appropriate, effective communication techniques. The text presents topics within a counseling framework and includes practical suggestions for working with mothers. The reader will gain insight into applying knowledge and research into everyday practice, and how to meet counseling challenges. The Fifth Edition has been thoroughly revised and covers a variety of topics in the lactation consultation field, beginning with breastfeeding promotion in the modern world, and examining the professional role of the lactation consultant, as well as basic anatomy, physiology, nutritional needs, high-risk babies, and breastfeeding techniques




Counseling the Nursing Mother


Book Description

Written from a teaching perspective, Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant’s Guide, Sixth Edition presents topics within a counseling framework with practical suggestions and evidence-based information interwoven throughout. Completely updated and revised, it includes new research on milk composition, the importance of the gut microbiome and skin-to-skin care, Affordable Care Act changes, and the latest guidelines from the World Health Organization for breastfeeding with HIV. Also explored and expanded are discussions on cultural competence, working effectively and sensitively with LGBTQ families, addressing disparities in health equity, milk banking issues, and social media trends for lactation information and support. Additionally, the Sixth Edition also serves as a significant teaching tool for students, interns, and other healthcare professionals.Important Notice:The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition




Navigate 2 Advantage Access for Counseling the Nursing Mother


Book Description

Navigate 2 Advantage Access For Counseling The Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant’S Guide, Sixth Edition Is A Digital-Only Access Code That Unlocks A Comprehensive And Interactive Ebook. Written From A Teaching Perspective, Counseling The Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant’S Guide, Sixth Edition Presents Topics Within A Counseling Framework With Practical Suggestions And Evidence-Based Information Interwoven Throughout. Completely Updated And Revised, It Includes New Research On Milk Composition, The Importance Of The Gut Microbiome And Skin-To-Skin Care, Affordable Care Act Changes, And The Latest Guidelines From The World Health Organization For Breastfeeding With HIV. Also Explored And Expanded Are Discussions On Cultural Competence, Working Effectively And Sensitively With LGBTQ Families, Addressing Disparities In Health Equity, Milk Banking Issues, And Social Media Trends For Lactation Information And Support.




Counseling the Nursing Mother


Book Description

Counseling the Nursing Mother thoroughly covers counseling techniques and how style and approach can enhance interactions with mothers, and thus the effectiveness in helping them breastfeed. By presenting topics within a counseling framework, and including practical suggestions for working with mothers, the reader will gain insights into applying knowledge and research into everyday practice, as well as understand counseling challenges and how to meet them.




25 Things Every Nursing Mother Needs to Know


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This collection of informative essays offers practical advice for new mothers who are planning to breastfeed. Co-authored by two experienced lactation consultants, it features the best of their breastfeeding expertise and presents it in 25 concise and sometimes humorous essays.




The Lactation Consultant in Private Practice


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This book presents in a fun and user-friendly manner an orientation and guide to the lactation consultant profession, as manifested by the Private Practice Lactation Consultant.