The Breastfeeding Answer Book (1997) is the most complete and comprehensive guide for those who help breastfeeding mothers. Used worldwide by lactation consultants, lay breastfeeding counselors, dietitians, public health workers, doctors, and nurses.

By Nancy Mohrbacher and Julie Stock. Fully referenced. 586 pp... .

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"...provides a wealth of information on the management of breastfeeding." --Edward R. Newton, MD
"A good addition to the library of anyone who works with breastfeeding mothers and infants." --Journal of Human Lactation

The Breastfeeding Answer Book:
  • Presents a broad spectrum of information enabling the breastfeeding counselor or mother to find the best appoach and solution.
  • Explores in depth all types of breastfeeding situations--from the mildly disturbing to the potentially serious and severe.
  • Easy to read with tabs on the back cover to aid in locating information quickly.
  • Fully referenced to include information from the most up-to-date studies in medical literature and a wide variety of respected sources.
  • Reviewed by doctors and other health professionals on La Leche League's Health Advisory Council.
  • Includes a complete reprint of the 1994 Pediatrics article, "Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals into Human Milk," to provide a quick reference on medications that may affect breastfeeding.
  • Incorporates knowledge based on La Leche League's more than forty years of experience in helping breastfeeding mothers.

    Chapters include:
  • Employment and Breastfeeding
  • Sexuality, Fertility, and Contraception
  • Weight Gain
  • Positioning, Latch-on, and the Baby's Suck
  • Expression and Storage of Milk
  • Starting Solids
  • Breast Problems
  • Nutrition, Exercise, Weight Loss, and Personal Grooming
  • Weaning
  • Fussy at the Breast and Breast Refusal
  • Prematurity
  • Illness--Mother
  • The Use of Breast Pumps and Other Products
  • Drugs, Vitamins, Vaccines, and Diagnostic Tests
  • Relactation and Adoptive Nursing
  • Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets, and More
  • Newborn Jaundice
  • Pregnancy and Tandem Nursing
  • The Baby with Special Needs
  • Nipple Problems
  • Breastfeeding Basics
  • Cesarean Birth
  • Illness--Baby
  • The Breast and How It Works

    The Art of Breastfeeding
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