Breastfeeding : a guide for the medical profession /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lawrence, Ruth A., 1924- author, editor.
Edition:	Ninth edition.
Imprint:	Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2022] ©2022
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 1047 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Breastfeeding. Lactation. Breast milk. Infants. Breast Feeding Lactation Milk, Human Infant Breast milk. Breastfeeding. Lactation.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13430476

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Other authors / contributors:	Lawrence, Robert M. (Robert Michael), 1951- author, editor. Noble, Lawrence, editor. Rosen-Carole, Casey, editor. Stuebe, Alison M., editor.
ISBN:	9780323680141 0323680143 9780323680134 0323680135
Notes:	"Ruth A. Lawrence remains the senior author and editor of this book, although her eldest son assists her ..."--Page ix Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed on July 12, 2021).
Summary:	"Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, 9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted field. Award-winning author and co-founder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, Dr. Ruth Lawrence, and her son, Dr. Rob Lawrence, ensure that you're brought fully up to date on everything from basic data on the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological aspects of human lactation, to the problems of clinical management of breastfeeding--all in a highly readable, easily accessible desk reference"--Publisher's description
Other form:	Print version: Lawrence, Ruth A., 1924- Breastfeeding. Ninth edition. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2021 9780323680134

Table of Contents:

Breastfeeding in a new era
Anatomy of the breast
Physiology of lactation
Biochemistry of human milk
Host-resistance factors and immunologic significance of human milk
Population health and informed feeding decisions
Practical management of the nursing "dyad"
Maternal nutrition and supplements for mother and infant
Weaning
Normal growth, growth faltering, and obesity in breastfed infants
Medications, herbal preparations, and natural products in breast milk
Transmission of infectious diseases through breast milk and breastfeeding
Breastfeeding infants with problems
Premature infants and breastfeeding
Medical complications of mothers
Breast conditions in the breastfeeding mother
Human milk and atopic disease
Breastfeeding and return to work or school
Induced lactation and relactation (including nursing an adopted baby) and cross-nursing
Chestfeeding and lactation care for LGBTQ+ families (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus)
Reproductive function during lactation
The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking
Infant feeding after a disaster
Establishing a breastfeeding medicine practice or academic department
Breastfeeding support groups and community resources
Educating and training medical professionals
Appendices.

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