From the back cover:

New knowledge and awareness has changed the field of lactation and thus prompted the extensive revision and updating of this classic text. Recognized as the leading reference on the subject, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Third Edition, provides the clinical topics and problem-solving guidance that lactation consultants and other women's health professionals need in professional practice or in preparation for taking the IBLCE examination.

Unique features include:

	New research and knowledge in the physiology and management of breastfeeding, milk supply, positioning, the evolving role of the lactation consultant, and more.
	Revised and expanded chapters on "hot" professional issues such as reimbursement, legal and ethical concerns, and setting up a lactation consultant practice.
	Key concepts and Internet resources at the end of each chapter that summarize the information presented, and facilitate further research and discovery.
	Evidence-based practice tables and boxes that contain specific case examples.
	A handy pocket-sized weight loss table for quick analysis of infant weight loss.
	A CD-ROM with over 100 digital photos that depict actual situations related to breastfeeding that may be used in assessing clinical problems, studying for IBCLC certification or in developing one's own PowerPoint™ presentations.

With over 3000 research studies supporting the clinical recommendations in this book, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Third Edition is the definitive, single volume collection of the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice. Time and again you will turn to this classic, incomparable reference whether in professional practice or while studying for certification.

Jones & Bartlett, ISBN: 0763745855, © 2005, hardcover, 819 pages