This is THE reference text for lactation consultants. In its third edition, the text has been updated to reflect new knowledge in the physiology of breastfeeding, milk supply, positioning, the management of breastfeeding, and the role of the lactation consultant. The text is divided into 5 sections that cover the sociocultural context of infant feeding, anatomy and biological imperatives, the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal periods, beyond postpartum, and contemporary issues. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM and color insert, both of which accurately depict positioning, the normal breast, and breastfeeding problems.

• A CD-ROM that includes over 100 full color digital photos that depict actual breastfeeding situations!

• Includes a handy pocket-sized weight loss table for quick analysis of infant weight loss.  

• Key concepts and web sites at the end of each chapter that summarize the information presented and encourage further research and discovery.

• New research and knowledge in the physiology of breastfeeding, milk supply, positioning, the management of breastfeeding, and the evolving role of the lactation.

• Evidence-based practice tables and boxes that contain specific case examples. 

• Revised and expanded chapters on "hot" professional issues such as reimbursement, setting up a lactation consultant practice, legal and ethical concerns, and more.

SECTION 1: HISTORICAL AND WORK PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 1: Tides in Breastfeeding Practice

Chapter 2: Work Strategies and the Lactation Consultant

SECTION 2: ANATOMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL IMPERATIVES

Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation

Chapter 4: The Biological Specificity of Breastmilk

Chapter 5: Drug Therapy and Breastfeeding

Chapter 6: Viruses in Human Milk

SECTION 3: PRENATAL, PERINATAL, AND POSTNATAL PERIODS

Chapter 7: Perinatal and Intrapartum Care

Chapter 8: Postpartum Care

Chapter 9: Breast-Related Problems

Chapter 10: Slow Weight Gain

Chapter 11: Jaundice and the Breastfed Baby

Chapter 12: Breast Pumps and Other Technologies

Chapter 13: Breastfeeding the Preterm Infant

Chapter 14: Donor Human Milk Banking

SECTION 4: BEYOND POSTPARTUM

Chapter 15: Maternal Nutrition During Lactation

Chapter 16: Women's Health and Breastfeeding

Chapter 17: Maternal Employment and Breastfeeding

Chapter 18: Child Health

Chapter 19: The Ill Child: Breastfeeding Implications

Chapter 20: Infant Assessment

Chapter 21: Fertility, Sexuality, and Contraception During Lactation

SECTION 5: SOCIOCULTURAL AND RESEARCH ISSUES

Chapter 22: Research, Theory, and Lactation

Chapter 23: Breastfeeding Education

Chapter 24: The Cultural Context of Breastfeeding

Chapter 25: Families

GLOSSARY