Research Catalog

Title

Breastfeeding : a guide for the medical profession / Ruth A. Lawrence ; with 148 illustrations.

Author

Lawrence, Ruth A., 1924-

Publication

St. Louis : Mosby, [1994], ©1994.

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Holdings

Details

Description

xvii, 878 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subjects

• Breast Feeding
• Lactation
• Breast milk
• Breastfeeding

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Breastfeeding in modern medicine -- 2. Anatomy of the human breast -- 3. Physiology of lactation -- 4. Biochemistry of human milk -- 5. Host-resistance factors and immunologic significance of human milk -- 6. Psychologic impact of breastfeeding -- 7. Contraindications to and disadvantages of breastfeeding -- 8. Management of the mother-infant nursing couple -- 9. Diet and dietary supplements for the mother and infant -- 10. Weaning -- 11. Drugs in breast milk -- 12. Normal growth, failure to thrive, and obesity in the breastfed infant -- 13. Maternal employment -- 14. Breastfeeding the infant with a problem -- 15. Medical complications of the mother -- 16. Human milk as a prophylaxis in allergy -- 17. Induced lactation and relactation (including nursing the adopted baby) and cross-nursing -- 18. Reproductive function during lactation -- 19. The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking -- 20. The role of mother support groups and community resources.
• 21. Educating and training the medical professional -- App. A Composition of human milk -- App. B Dietary guidance during lactation -- App. C History form for evaluation of infant with failure to thrive -- App. D Normal serum values for breastfed infants -- App. E Drugs in breast milk and the effect on the infant -- App. F The Lact-Aid Nursing Trainer System -- App. G Organizations interested in supporting and providing materials for breastfeeding -- App. H Manual expression of breast milk -- App. I The storage of human milk -- App. J Legislation regarding human milk -- App. K Vitamin and mineral supplement needs in normal children in the United States -- App. L Prenatal dietary prophylaxis of atopic disease -- App. M Silicon testing following breast implants -- App. N Measurements of growth of breastfed infants -- App. O Resources for education and training -- App. P Premature infant nutritional requirements.

ISBN

0801668581

LCCN

94007379

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries