Breastfeeding and Human Lactation
Breastfeeding and Human Lactation

Author: Karen Wambach

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 836

ISBN-13: 1284205428

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Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Sixth Edition is the ultimate reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice for lactation consultants and specialists. It contains everything a nurse, lactation consultant, midwife, women’s health nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or Ob/Gyn needs to know about the subject. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother’s health, sociocultural issues, and more vital information.

Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation
Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation

Author: Karin Cadwell

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780763735777

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Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation: A Guide for the Practitioner, Second Edition explores the characteristics of breastfeeding problems that can be seen, heard, or observed, and allows the assessor to distinguish between breastfeeding problems and actual medical issues. This text is designed for healthcare professionals who are responsible for constructing a comprehensive process for determining the breastfeeding status of mothers and infants. While past experience can provide some direction for exploration, a thorough assessment demands detailed examination o

Breastfeeding and Human Lactation
Breastfeeding and Human Lactation

Author: Mary-Margaret Coates

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0763758825

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Developed specifically to help the reader prepare for the certification examination in lactation, this study guide is designed to accompany Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fourth Edition. Accompnaied by additional questions online for creating personalized practice exams!

Counseling the Nursing Mother
Counseling the Nursing Mother

Author: Judith Lauwers

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 128405263X

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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.

Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice
Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice

Author: Rebecca Mannel

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 0763745030

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Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice, Second Edition allows aspiring and established lactation consultants to assess their knowledge, experience, and expertise in developing an effective study plan for certification. The Second Edition of this text, contributed to by Rebecca Mannel, Patricia J. Martins, and Marsha Walker, has been updated and is the perfect resource to study for the certification exam. This updated resource takes you through the areas that appear in the lactation consultant certification exam administered by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (ILCA). The comprehensive coverage will allow you to develop an effective plan to optimize your study time. The curriculum also serves as a convenient, evidence-based source for daily reference. Specifically the Second Edition: * Follows the IBLCE exam blueprint, reviewing all topics and areas covered on the lactation consultant certification exam. * Provides a "road map" that allows you to pinpoint areas of particular interest or identified need. * Presents a useful reference for staff development, new staff orientation, and curriculum development. * Presents extensive references to direct you to further study. * Provides extensive references to direct you to further study. * Presents the core knowledge needed to practice as an IBCLC.

Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care
Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care

Author: Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2022-09

Total Pages: 875

ISBN-13: 1284255514

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"Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, Second Edition provides a trustworthy source for lactation-specific information and education for students, interns, certification candidates, instructors, and clinicians-in any discipline or specialty-who provide care to breastfeeding families. Published in association with the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC), it reflects the current state of practice and serves as a fundamental resource for beginning clinicians, orienting staff, and planning continuing education programs.Organized in three sections, Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, Second Edition focuses on the science, management, and professional aspects of lactation care. With contributions from a team of clinical lactation experts from several countries around the world, it emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive care for breastfeeding families. Written to complement the LEAARC curriculum used in recognition of lactation education programs, the text includes clinical applications that move from theory to practice, including key learning points, clinical case studies, and real-life stories from parents and the healthcare team"--

Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician
Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician

Author: Marsha Walker

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 0763766518

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Evidence-based guide that provides relevant information on breastfeeding and lactation blended with clinical suggestions for best outcomes. This includes reviews of literature, and covers the incidence, etiology, risk factors, prevention, prognosis and implications, interventions, expected outcomes, care plans, clinical algorithms, and more, providing clinicians a research-based approach to breastfeeding care.

Drugs and Human Lactation
Drugs and Human Lactation

Author: A. Astrup-Jensen

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1996-11-19

Total Pages: 723

ISBN-13: 0080530559

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Now in its second edition, Drugs and Human Lactation is a comprehensive guide to the content and consequences of xenobiotics and micronutrients in human milk, and remains by far the most thorough and extensive work available on this subject. The excellent methodology used for the compilation of the 1st edition has been retained.It begins with an outline of the processes by which substances enter milk during its formation, the effects of drugs on the milk production process, the main determinants of drug excretion into milk and their disposition in the child. There follows an analysis of current data on 234 individual drugs, describing the extent of their passage into human milk, and assessing the risk to the suckling infant. Vitamins and essential trace elements, and radiopharmaceuticals are similarly reviewed. Also included is an account of the factors that influence the passage of environmental and occupational chemicals into milk. The result is a complete overview of what is known and proven, with clear pointers to matters which require further study, and brings the various subject areas up to date. Risks, uncertainties and false alarms which exist have been defined in such a way that they can be avoided.Once again, Drugs and Human Lactation provides a comprehensive guide to the content and consequences of substances in milk. The volume will provide a rational basis for making therapeutic decisions in women who seek to breast-feed.Reproductive Immunology on the first edition: ...a superbly written compendium of reliable information and sensible conclusions and recommendations.

Breastfeeding Answers
Breastfeeding Answers

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781734523904

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Breastfeeding Answers: A Guide for Helping Families, Second Edition is the definitive reference for lactation specialists, featuring the most effective clinical approaches and the research that supports evidence-based practice. This comprehensive guide includes everything needed by lactation consultants, peer supporters, public health staff, midwives, nurse practitioners, dietitians, and physicians to help families achieve a rewarding nursing experience. Fully updated in gender-inclusive language and reviewed by world-class experts, it describes the results of thousands of research findings to support its practical strategies for overcoming virtually all common and unusual lactation challenges. New in this second edition: techniques to simplify early nursing and reduce feeding problems, dynamics vital to effective lactation help, novel strategies for boosting milk production, LGBTQ nursing, feeding the early term baby, Chinese manual therapy, treatments for mammary dysbiosis, cannabis use during lactation, milk sharing, and much more.

The Breastfeeding Atlas
The Breastfeeding Atlas

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-29

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780967275888

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The Breastfeeding Atlas has been completely revised to reflect new research in the field of lactation. The text contains new photos, new case studies and evidence-based breastfeeding management information. Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover have over 50 years of combined expertise as lactation consultants, educators and photographers. The Breastfeeding Atlas taps into their broad experience as clinical practitioners. This is a must-have book for students and practitioners alike!