Reclaiming Breastfeeding for the United States: Protection, Promotion and Support

by Cadwell, Karin

• ISBN13: 9780763720964
• ISBN10: 0763720968
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-13
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub.

Summary

This text examines the progress that has been made in the United States toward reclaiming breastfeeding as the socially accepted way to feed babies and young children. Articles written by experts in the field assess the issues surrounding reclaiming breastfeeding and have presented an up-to-date review of, and suggestions for, the current direction of efforts to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. iv
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
About the Authors	p. xix
An International Policy Perspective on Breastfeeding in the United States	p. 1
Breastfeeding: A Public Health Policy Priority	p. 11
Using the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to Drive Positive Change	p. 23
Breastfeeding, Quality, and the Health Care System	p. 35
Lactation Management: A Community of Practice	p. 51
Toward Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Practice	p. 67
Defining Breastfeeding in Research	p. 81
Personal Motivations for Breastfeeding	p. 91
Overcoming Disparities in Breastfeeding	p. 105
Lactation and the Workplace	p. 125
Human Milk for Fragile Infants	p. 137
Using Banked Donor Milk in Clinical Settings	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 179
Innocenti Declaration	p. 183
International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes	p. 187
Overview of Goals and Objectives of the U.S. National Agenda	p. 189
Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding	p. 191
Index	p. 195
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