Current Issues in Clinical Lactation 2002


Book Description

The eight articles in this issue review current research on alcohol ingestion during lactation, the feeding patterns of pre-term infants after discharge, attitudes among hispanic women about extended breastfeeding, how to identify bias in research findings, a hospital form for noting lactation risk factors, and the importance of support groups. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.




Food of Love


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Fresh and funny, this perfect gift for new mothers is a refreshingly different guide to breastfeeding. Packed with hilarious and stylish graphics, it will entertain the rest of us too: partners, friends, and anyone who has ever wondered how it all works. A perennial favorite with breastfeeding counselors and those working with new mothers, The Food of Love has the support of the professionals as well as of Kate's many fans.




The Food of Love


Book Description

Baby books don't have to be boring! The Food of Love is a fresh and funny look at motherhood. Acclaimed author, cartoonist, and mother Kate Evans explores all aspects of attachment parenting, breastfeeding, and babycare using the perfect mix of words, pictures, personal insights, and humor. She explains everything you'll need to know to breastfeed successfully, and a lot more . . . So, what's so special about breastmilk, anyway? See step-by-step instructions for your first feeds. Learn how often to feed your baby. Breastfeed in your sleep. Beat the baby blues. Discover why babies cry. Find help for breastfeeding complaints. Check out "The Mama Sutra": breastfeeding positions. Bonus: the book is square, so it'll stay open, and you can read it when you've got both hands full!




Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice


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Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice, Second Edition allows aspiring and established lactation consultants to assess their knowledge, experience, and expertise in developing an effective study plan for certification. The Second Edition of this text, contributed to by Rebecca Mannel, Patricia J. Martins, and Marsha Walker, has been updated and is the perfect resource to study for the certification exam. This updated resource takes you through the areas that appear in the lactation consultant certification exam administered by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (ILCA). The comprehensive coverage will allow you to develop an effective plan to optimize your study time. The curriculum also serves as a convenient, evidence-based source for daily reference. Specifically the Second Edition: * Follows the IBLCE exam blueprint, reviewing all topics and areas covered on the lactation consultant certification exam. * Provides a "road map" that allows you to pinpoint areas of particular interest or identified need. * Presents a useful reference for staff development, new staff orientation, and curriculum development. * Presents extensive references to direct you to further study. * Provides extensive references to direct you to further study. * Presents the core knowledge needed to practice as an IBCLC.




Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice


Book Description

Primarily a study guide for the international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLE) exam. Topics of the 39 chapters include physiology of the breast during pregnancy and lactation, allergenic protection and defense agents in human milk, insufficient milk supply, congenital anomalies, counseli




Counseling the Nursing Mother


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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.




Breastfeeding and Human Lactation


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Now in its Third Edition, this text has been updated to reflect new knowledge in the physiology of breastfeeding, milk supply, positioning, the management of breastfeeding, and the role of the lactation consultant. The text is divided into 5 sections that cover the sociocultural context of infant feeding; anatomy and biological imperatives; the prenatal; perinatal and postnatal periods; beyond postpartum; and contemporary issues.




Breastfeeding and Human Lactation


Book Description

Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Sixth Edition is the ultimate reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice for lactation consultants and specialists. It contains everything a nurse, lactation consultant, midwife, women’s health nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or Ob/Gyn needs to know about the subject. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother’s health, sociocultural issues, and more vital information.




Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences


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Chronic alcohol use is associated with heart, liver, brain, and other organ pathology. Alcohol is a drug of abuse and a caloric food and it causes poor intake and absorption of nutrients, thus playing a major role in many aspects of clinical consequences. Alcohol use lowers consumption of fruit and vegetables, lowers tissue nutrients, and, in some cases, requires nutritional therapy by clinicians. Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences will help the clinician define the causes and types of nutritional changes due to alcohol use and also explain how nutrition can be used to ameliorate its consequences. Chapters present the application of current nutritional knowledge by physicians and dietitians. Specific areas involving alcohol-related damage due to nutritional changes are reviewed, including heart disease, obesity, digestive tract cancers, lactation, brain function, and liver disease. In addition, alcohol’s effects on absorption of minerals and nutrients, a key role in causing damage are treated. The importance of diet in modifying alcohol and its metabolite damage is also explained. Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences is essential reading for alcohol therapists and researchers as well as primary care physicians and dietitians and is an easy reference to help the clinician, student, and dietitian comprehend the complex changes caused by direct and indirect effects of ethanol at the cellular level via its nutritional modification.




Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Enhanced Fifth Edition


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Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fifth Edition continues as the leading reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice for lactation consultants and specialists. Thoroughly updated and revised with current research, references, and photos, it contains a clear clinical focus with more than 2,000 research studies supporting the clinical recommendations found in the text. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother’s health, and sociocultural issues. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fifth Edition is also an excellent resource to prepare for certification and practice as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).