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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.

Key Features

• Special subject tabs provide quick access to commonly referenced content.
• Convenient and practical pocket size.
• Updated to reflect current practice.

Table of Contents:

1. Breastfeeding Promotion in the Modern World
2. The Lactation Consulting Profession
3. Empowering Women through Your Attitude and Approach
4. Counseling: Learning to Help Mothers
5. Client Consultations
6. The Science of Lactation
7. Maternal Health and Nutrition
8. Properties of Human Milk
9. Prenatal Considerations
10. Hospital Practices that Support Breastfeeding
11. Infant Assessment and Behavior
12. Getting Breastfeeding Started
13. Infant Attachment and Suckling
14. Breastfeeding Issues in the Early Weeks
15. Breastfeeding Beyond the First Month
16. Problems with Milk Production and Transfer
17. Changes in the Family
18. Special Counseling Circumstances
19. Breastfeeding Techniques and Devices
20. Temporary Breastfeeding Situations
21. High-Risk Infants
22. When Breastfeeding is Interrupted
23. Mothers and Babies with Long-Term Special Needs
24. Professional Considerations
 

Jones & Bartlett, ISBN: 0763718203, © 2002, spiral soft cover, 460 pages, 4 in. x 7 in. (about 10 cm x 17.5 cm)