Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-01
Publisher(s): Amer Academy of Pediatrics
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Summary

Jointly developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the all-new Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians brings you a current, quick-references guide to the latest and best practices.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
The Scope of Breastfeeding
1(18)
Definitions of Breastfeeding
1(1)
Breastfeeding Rates in the United States
2(6)
Breastfeeding Education
8(3)
Ethics
11(2)
Recommended Practices
13(6)
The Importance of Breastfeeding for Infants, Mothers, and Society
19(18)
Milk Composition
19(9)
Benefits of Breastfeeding for the Infant
28(4)
Benefits of Breastfeeding for the Mother
32(2)
Economic Impact of Breastfeeding
34(3)
Who Can and Cannot Breastfeed?
37(8)
Physical Conditions of the Breast That May Inhibit Breastfeeding
37(2)
Absolute and Relative Maternal Contraindications to Breastfeeding
39(3)
Infant Contraindications to Breastfeeding
42(1)
Primary Insufficient Milk Syndrome
42(3)
Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
45(10)
Anatomy of the Breast
45(4)
Physiology of Lactation
49(6)
Breastfeeding: Management Before and After Conception
55(12)
Initial Prenatal Meeting
55(1)
History
55(2)
Physical Examination
57(3)
Education
60(7)
Peripartum Care: The Transition to Lactation
67(14)
Labor and Delivery Management
67(2)
Breastfeeding Technique
69(4)
Problem Solving
73(3)
Hospitals Can Affect Breastfeeding Success
76(5)
Breastfeeding in the Hospital: The Postpartum Period
81(20)
Breastfeeding Risk Factor History
81(3)
Feeding Patterns
84(3)
Hospital Assessment of the Breastfeeding Infant
87(6)
Hospital Assessment of the Breastfeeding Mother
93(3)
Discharge Planning
96(5)
Maintenance of Breastfeeding---The Infant
101(32)
Insufficient Milk Syndrome
101(3)
Jaundice
104(3)
Appetite and/or Growth Spurts
107(1)
Nursing Refusal
108(1)
Ankyloglossia
109(1)
Growth Patterns of Breastfed Infants
110(1)
Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation
111(2)
Complementary Feeding (Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding)
113(1)
Sleep Patterns
114(1)
Dental Health
115(1)
Infant Illness
115(1)
Readmission to the Hospital
115(1)
Breastfeeding Guidance During Preventive Pediatric Health Care Visits
116(1)
Breastfeeding in the Second Year and Beyond
116(1)
Weaning
117(16)
Maintenance of Breastfeeding---The Mother
133(16)
Postpartum Follow-up Visits
133(1)
Maternal Breastfeeding Issues---Short Term
134(7)
Postpartum Mood Changes---Postpartum Blues and Depression
141(1)
Maternal Breastfeeding Issues---Long Term
142(4)
Breast Evaluation While Nursing
146(3)
Supporting Breastfeeding During Separation
149(8)
Maternal Employment and School Attendance
149(2)
Separation Due to Newborn or Infant Illness
151(1)
Separation Due to Maternal Illness or Surgery
152(2)
Milk Expression
154(1)
Bottle-feeding
154(3)
Breastfeeding Technology
157(16)
Manual and Mechanical Milk Expression
157(6)
Nipple Shields and Breast Cups and Shells
163(1)
Supplemental Feeding Methods
164(3)
Test Weighing
167(1)
Milk Storage
168(2)
Donor Human Milk
170(1)
Bacteriologic Surveillance of Mother's Own Milk
170(3)
Medications and Breastfeeding
173(14)
Sources of Information on Medications and Breastfeeding
173(1)
Pharmacologic Principles
173(1)
Drug Categories
174(13)
Contraception and the Breastfeeding Mother
187(6)
Contraceptive Counseling
187(1)
Contraceptive Options
188(5)
Breastfeeding Infants With Special Needs
193(16)
Very Low Birth Weight Infants
193(8)
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
201(1)
The Pierre Robin Sequence
202(1)
Infants With Down Syndrome
203(2)
Breastfeeding Multiples
205(1)
Tandem Nursing
205(1)
Adoptive Nursing
206(1)
Relaxation
206(3)
The Breastfeeding-Friendly Medical Office
209(8)
A Breastfeeding-Friendly Environment
209(5)
Strategies for Implementation
214(3)
Appendix: Breastfeeding Resources 217(8)
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk 225(11)
American Academy of Pediatrics: The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk 236(14)
ACOG Educational Bulletin: Breastfeeding: Maternal and Infant Aspects 250(17)
Index 267

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