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.




The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding


Book Description

This classic book offers a wealth of information and encouragement to new parents about breastfeeding, overcoming problems, feeding special needs babies, postnatal maternal care, tips for the working mother and current research on the benefits of breastfeeding.




Infants & Toddlers


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Revised and expanded, this new edition will help parents of young children develop confidence in the decisions they'll make.




Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers


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A bibliography of print, videocassette, and electronic resources, to help parents and guardians care for children from infancy through preschool; each item is annotated and rated.




Pregnancy Day by Day


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From Sheila Kitzinger, author of the bestselling Complete Book of Pregancy and Childbirth, a unique diry and pregnancy guide. On each page, the expectant mother will find not only information on a specific aspect of pregnancy but a place to record her emotions and experiences, creating her own permanent record of her pregnancy. 250 watercolors and photographs.




Working Mother


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The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.







The Complete Book of Breastfeeding


Book Description

Make the most of your nursing experience. Totally revised and updated, the Complete Book Of Breast Feeding provides everything you need to know to make nursing your baby a deeply rewarding part of your life. Written by Dr. Marvin Eiger, a nationally known pediatrician and breast feeding authority, and Sally Wendkos Olds, an award-winning medical writer who nursed her own three children, it contains the latest information: Diet and nutrition, what to do before the baby arrives, exercise and fitness: plus wardrobe and beauty tips, successful breast feeding for the working mother, sexuality during the nursing period, expressing milk--a complete step-by-step guide, how to enlist the support of your husband, family, friends, and other nursing mothers. Plus expert advice on post-partum depression, positioning the baby for nursing, night feedings, drugs to avoid while nursing, colicky babies, nursing the premature baby, nursing in public, weaning, special situations and more!