Breastfeeding Sourcebook
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: June 15, 2002
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780780803329
Subjects: Women's Health - General; Pediatric Nutrition; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Medical; Reference; Breastfeeding; Consumer education; Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health; Breast feeding
Table of contents: title: Breastfeeding: good for babies, mothers, and the planet -- Risks of formula feeding -- If breastfeeding is so great, why are the rates so low? -- Breastfeeding myths and realities -- Are breastfed babies smarter?-- Breastfeeding : a matter of survival? -- Who breastfeeds? -- Frequently asked questions about breastfeeding -- Breastfeeding basics -- The process of milk production -- Ten things expectant parents need to is know about breastfeeding -- Planning to breastfeed -- Is your hospital breastfeeding friendly? -- How to know if a health professional is not supportive of breastfeeding -- Beginning breastfeeding in the hospital -- Your newborn -- Taking care of yourself -- Postpartum depression -- Is my baby getting enough milk? -- Using bottles -- Adding solids -- Vitamin and fluoride supplements -- Your one- to six-month-old baby -- Your six- to twelve-month-old baby -- Breastfeeding in public -- Breastfeeding and international travel -- How to wean your baby -- Nutrition for the nursing mother -- Is it safe to lose weight while breastfeeding? -- Fathers and breastfeeding -- Birth control options -- Breast and nipple soreness : causes, prevention, and treatment. Identifying the problem -- Engorgement -- Plugged ducts -- Mastitis -- Sore nipples -- Tips to increase milk supply -- Breast compression : assisting the flow of milk -- The use of Reglan® to increase milk supply -- Colic in the breastfed baby-- Allergies and breastfeeding -- Thrush -- Nursing strikes -- Professional lactation services. When to call lactation professional -- How to find a lactation professional -- Guide to lactation credentials and abbreviations -- Breastfeeding and returning to work -- How to choose a breastpump -- Tips for successful pumping -- Concerns when storing human milk -- Breastfeeding after a Cesarean Section -- Breastfeeding more than one baby -- Breastfeeding the adopted baby -- Breastfeeding the baby with special needs -- Breastfeeding the baby with a cleft lip or palate -- Breastfeeding the premature baby -- Breastfeeding and jaundice -- Human milk banking -- Dietary guidelines for teenage mothers -- Breastfeeding and the African-American woman -- Smoking and breastfeeding -- Breastfeeding and lupus -- Breastfeeding and cancer -- Breastfeeding and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] -- When shouldn't you breastfeed? -- Glossary of terms and abbreviations -- Medications and breastfeeding -- Breastfeeding and the law -- Government initiatives to increase breastfeeding rates -- Breastfeeding resources.