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Counseling the Nursing Mother: The Lactation Consultant’s Guide, Third Edition
Judith Lauwers & Debbie Shinskie
With enlightening historical and cultural perspectives on breastfeeding, Counseling the Nursing Mother takes great care to introduce and explain the complete spectrum of the lactation consultant profession. Major issues that are addressed cover the entire range of prenatal concerns through weaning, maternal health, and nutrition.
What initially appears to be an uncomplicated issue, is really as dynamic and complex as life itself—breastfeeding. Exploring the wondrous science of lactation, Counseling the Nursing Mother is written for the entire community of caring people who strive to ensure the health of the infant. The glossary in the back of the book provides an excellent study tool to prepare for the lactation consultant certification exam.
Reviewer Quotes:
“A renewed interest in the first minute, hours, and days of life has been stimulated by several recent provocative behavioral and physiologic observations in both mothers and infants. They provide a compelling rationale for major changes in care in the perinatal period for both mother and infant. Surprisingly, these findings fit together to form an exciting and novel way to view the mother-infant dyad. In an era of change, this new third edition is an especially valuable guide for us all.” -- Marshall Klaus, M.D., Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
“I strongly recommend this book for beginning lactation consultants from a non-health background. The comprehensive scope and easy reading with user friendly chapters will promote its use by lactation consultants.” -- Robin Webb-Corbett, PhD, RNC,East Carolina University, Doody’s Health Sciences Book Review Journal, Vol. 5, #4, Winter 1999
Jones & Bartlett, ISBN: 0763709751, © 2000, softcover, 512 page
