Ruth A., MDLawrence,Robert M., MD.Lawrence
Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession
Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession
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Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, 9th Edition, is a comprehensive desk reference that provides up-to-date information and guidance on the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological aspects of human lactation. It includes new chapters on breast conditions, LGBTQ+ families, disasters, and establishing a breastfeeding practice. It also offers authoritative perspectives from new associate editors and an enhanced eBook version.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 1088 pages
Publication date: 02 August 2021
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,9th Edition, is a comprehensive and trusted resource written and edited by leading physicians. Authored by award-winning author and co-founder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, Dr. Ruth Lawrence, and her son, Dr. Rob Lawrence, this edition ensures that medical professionals are fully up-to-date on all aspects of human lactation. Spanning from basic anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological information to the challenges of clinical management, this desk reference is designed for easy accessibility and readability. It helps practitioners make appropriate drug recommendations, address conditions associated with breastfeeding, and provide thoughtful guidance to breastfeeding mothers based on their individual circumstances, problems, and lifestyle.
The book is packed with numerous charts and tables, emphasizing the scientific, chemical, and physiological foundations of breastfeeding. Appendices contain additional charts and tables, including a comprehensive collection of clinical protocols on breastfeeding and human milk from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
New chapters have been added to cover breast conditions and their management in breastfeeding mothers, breastfeeding and chest-feeding for LGBTQ+ families, breastfeeding during disasters, and establishing a breastfeeding practice or academic department. Significant updates have been made in physiology and biochemistry of lactation, medications and herbal preparations in breast milk, transmission of infectious disease through breast milk, allergy and its relationship with breastfeeding, exposure, and avoidance, premature infants and breastfeeding, and practical management of the mother-infant nursing couple.
Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,9th Edition, offers authoritative and fresh perspectives from renowned experts in the field. It is an essential resource for healthcare professionals, lactation consultants, and anyone involved in the care and support of breastfeeding mothers and their infants.
Weight: 2198g
Dimension: 217 x 293 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323680134
Edition number: 9 ed
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