Counseling the Nursing Mother A Lactation Consultant’s Guide

Part1 Promotion and Support
Chapter1 Breastfeeding Advocacy in the Modern World
Chapter2 Lactation Consultants as Part of the Healthcare Team
Chapter3 Sociological Perspective on Breastfeeding Support
Chapter4 Empowering Women to Breastfeed
Chapter5 Counseling Skills: Learning How to Help Mothers
Chapter6 Client Consultations
Part2 The Science of Lactation
Chapter7 The Science of Lactation
Chapter8 Maternal Health and Nutrition
Chapter9 Health Factors in Lactation
Chapter10 Use of Infant Formula
Chapter11 Substances in Human Milk
Part3 Prenatal through Postpartum
Chapter12 Prenatal Considerations
Chapter13 Hospital Practices that Support Breastfeeding
Chapter14 Infant Assessment and Development
Chapter15 Getting Breastfeeding Started
Chapter16 Infant Attachment and Sucking
Chapter17 Breastfeeding in the Early Weeks
Chapter18 Breastfeeding Beyond the First Month
Chapter19 Problems with Milk Production and Transfer
Part4 Special Care
Chapter20 Changes in the Family
Chapter21 Special Counseling Circumstances
Chapter22 Breastfeeding Techniques and Devices
Chapter23 Temporary Breastfeeding Situations
Chapter24 High-Risk Infants
Chapter25 When Breastfeeding is Interrupted
Chapter26 Long-Term Maternal and Infant Conditions
Part5 Role of the IBCLC
Chapter27 Professional Considerations
Chapter28 Critical Reading and Review of Research
Chapter29 Breastfeeding Promotion and Change