A Guide to Supporting Breastfeeding for the Medical Profession

ISBN-13: 9780367206444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 174 str.

Amy Brown; Wendy Jones

Opis

This book is a practical guide for medical practitioners as they navigate through breastfeeding problems that occur in day-to-day practice.

Spis treści

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