Section1 Historical and Work Perspectives
Chapter1 The Lactation Consultant: Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter2 Tides in Breastfeeding Practice
Section2 Anatomic and Biological Imperatives
Chapter3 Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
Chapter4 The Biological Specificity of Breastmilk
Chapter5 Drug Therapy and Breastfeeding
Chapter6 Viral Infections and Breastfeeding
Section3 Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Periods
Chapter7 Perinatal and Intrapartum Care
Chapter8 Newborn Assessment
Chapter9 Postpartum Care
Chapter10 Breast-related Problems
Chapter11 Low Intake in the Breastfed Infant: Maternal and Infant Considerations
Chapter12 Jaundice and the Breastfed Baby
Chapter13 Breast Pumps and Other Technologies
Chapter14 The Use of Human Milk and Breastfeeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Chapter15 Donor Milk Banking
Section4 Beyond Postpartum
Chapter16 Maternal Nutrition and Breastfeeding
Chapter17 Women’s Health and Breastfeeding
Chapter18 Maternal Employment and Breastfeeding
Chapter19 Child Health
Chapter20 The Ill Child: Breastfeeding Implications
Section5 Sociocultural and Research Issues
Chapter21 Research, Theory, and Lactation
Chapter22 Breastfeeding Education
Chapter23 The Cultural Context of Breastfeeding
Chapter24 The Familial and Social Context of Breastfeeding