LibGuides: Midwifery LibGuide: Special topic: Breastfeeding

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UpToDate:

UpToDate includes various useful articles including one on: Common problems of breastfeeding and weaning

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Books and e-books on Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding and Human Lactation by Karen Wambach; Becky Spencer
Call Number: Print books WS 125/12a (BOW) and WS 125/24e (LIV)
ISBN: 9781284151565
Publication Date: 2019-10-15
The ultimate reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice and research for lactation consultants and specialists. It contains everything you need to know about lactation care and science. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother's health, sociocultural issues, and more vital information.
Breastfeeding and Human Lactation by Karen Wambach; Becky Spencer
Call Number: CIAP E-book
ISBN: 9781284151565
Publication Date: 2019-10-15
The ultimate reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice and research for lactation consultants and specialists. It contains everything you need to know about lactation care and science. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother's health, sociocultural issues, and more vital information.
The Breastfeeding Atlas, 7th Edition by Barbara Wilson-Clay (Photographer); Kay Hoover (Photographer)
Call Number: WS 125/59c
ISBN: 9780967275895
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Clinical lactation training guide for health care professionals and students studying for lactation certification exams. 400 color photos, case studies, reviews of evidence-based clinical management for lactation care.
Hale's Medications & Mothers' Milk(tm) 2021 by Thomas W. Hale
Call Number: WS 125/55b (CAM)
ISBN: 9780826189257
Publication Date: 2020-07-28
Written by a world-renowned expert in perinatal pharmacology, this essential reference contains current, complete, and evidence-based information on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk. Because so many women ingest medications while breastfeeding, one of the most common questions encountered in pediatrics is: Which drugs are safe and which are hazardous for the infant? This 2021 edition has been extensively revised, and now includes 49 completely new and 356 updated medications, and state-of-the-art coverage of multiple diseases, vaccines, and syndromes.