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A guide to supporting breastfeeding for the medical profession [electronic resource] / edited by Amy Brown, Wendy Jones.

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Routledge, 2019Description: 1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780429553295 (PDF ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 649.33 23
LOC classification:
  • RJ216
Online resources:
Contents:
1. The Role of Primary Care and the GP in Supporting Breastfeeding 2. Why breastfeeding matters 3. Why are breastfeeding rates in the UK so low? 4. Contraindications to breastfeeding 5. Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep - what medical practitioners need to know 6. Birth experience and breastfeeding 7. Breastfeeding complications 8. Pharmacokinetics of Drug Transfer into breastmilk 9. Compatibility of commonly used drugs in lactation 10. Supporting breastfeeding women with mental health issues 11. Tongue tie 12. Colic and reflux in the breastfed baby 13. Why provide donor human milk? 14. Breastfeeding a baby with health complications 15. Breastfeeding sick babies 16. Infant Feeding in Emergencies: what doctors need to know 17. What GPs need to know about breastmilk substitutes 18. Stopping breastfeeding 19. Where to find out more
Summary: This book is a practical guide for medical practitioners as they navigate through breastfeeding problems that occur in day-to-day practice.If mothers have a breastfeeding complication they are often directed to their GP. In complex situations, medical staff will be making decisions around what treatment plan to follow and whether a mother can keep breastfeeding. In recent years there has been growing evidence that medical professionals often advise mothers to stop breastfeeding while undergoing treatment, when in reality this was not a necessary step. In a time when breastfeeding rates are decreasing, it is important that medical professionals give accurate advice and support a mother's choice to breastfeed if the situation allows it. A Guide to Supporting Breastfeeding for the Medical Profession includes contributions from a wide range of medical professionals and each chapter is written with the practitioner in mind. Contributors include GPs, paediatricians, neonatologists, lactation specialists and midwives. Doctors have a vital role to play in supporting and facilitating breastfeeding, and without the appropriate knowledge they can often inadvertently sabotage it. This book will be of interest to GPs and paediatricians as well as nurse prescribers, midwives and health visitors.
List(s) this item appears in: MCHFT Breast Feeding | MCHFT - Obstetrics and Gynaecology E-Books
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1. The Role of Primary Care and the GP in Supporting Breastfeeding 2. Why breastfeeding matters 3. Why are breastfeeding rates in the UK so low? 4. Contraindications to breastfeeding 5. Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep - what medical practitioners need to know 6. Birth experience and breastfeeding 7. Breastfeeding complications 8. Pharmacokinetics of Drug Transfer into breastmilk 9. Compatibility of commonly used drugs in lactation 10. Supporting breastfeeding women with mental health issues 11. Tongue tie 12. Colic and reflux in the breastfed baby 13. Why provide donor human milk? 14. Breastfeeding a baby with health complications 15. Breastfeeding sick babies 16. Infant Feeding in Emergencies: what doctors need to know 17. What GPs need to know about breastmilk substitutes 18. Stopping breastfeeding 19. Where to find out more

This book is a practical guide for medical practitioners as they navigate through breastfeeding problems that occur in day-to-day practice.If mothers have a breastfeeding complication they are often directed to their GP. In complex situations, medical staff will be making decisions around what treatment plan to follow and whether a mother can keep breastfeeding. In recent years there has been growing evidence that medical professionals often advise mothers to stop breastfeeding while undergoing treatment, when in reality this was not a necessary step. In a time when breastfeeding rates are decreasing, it is important that medical professionals give accurate advice and support a mother's choice to breastfeed if the situation allows it. A Guide to Supporting Breastfeeding for the Medical Profession includes contributions from a wide range of medical professionals and each chapter is written with the practitioner in mind. Contributors include GPs, paediatricians, neonatologists, lactation specialists and midwives. Doctors have a vital role to play in supporting and facilitating breastfeeding, and without the appropriate knowledge they can often inadvertently sabotage it. This book will be of interest to GPs and paediatricians as well as nurse prescribers, midwives and health visitors.

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