Part 1 Setting the Scene 1 Introduction by Peter E. Hartmann 2 Breast Milk, Global Health and Sustainable Development by Leith Greenslade 3 Data Collection on Infant Feeding by Maria Quigley 4 How BreastfeedingWorks: Anatomy and Physiology of Human Lactation by Melinda Boss, Peter E. Hartmann 5 Why Breastfeeding? by Berthold Koletzko
Part 2 Different Perspectives 6 Introduction by Rafael Pérez-Escamilla 7 Human Milk: Bioactive Components and Their Effects on the Infant and Beyond by Donna Geddes, Foteini Kakulas 8 The Psychological Effects of Breastfeeding by Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook 9 Sociological and Cultural Influences upon Breastfeeding by Amy Brown 10 Breastfeeding Promotion: Politics and Policy by Ashley M. Fox 11 Human Milk in Economics Context by Subhash Pokhrel 12 Commercial Aspects of Breastfeeding: Products and Services by Rebecca Mannel 13 The Promotion of Breastfeeding by Rowena Merritt 14 Infant Feeding in History: an Outline by Maureen Minchin
Part 3 Human Milk in Special Circumstances 15 Introduction by Paula P. Meier 16 Human Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Paula P. Meier, Beverly Rossman, Tricia J. Johnson, Janet L. Engstrom, Rebecca A. Hoban, Kousiki Patra, Harold R. Bigger 17 A Collective View of Human Milk Banking by João Aprigio Guerra de Almeida, Ben Hartmann, Kiersten Israel-Ballard, Guido E. Moro 18 Pasteurisation by Lukas Christen 19 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by Anna Coutsoudis 20 Breastfeeding and the Use of Medications by Thomas W. Hale, Teresa Ellen Baker
Part 4 The Way Forward 21 Introduction by Leith Greenslade 22 Scaling-up Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion, and Support Programmes by Rafael Pérez-Escamilla 23 Towards a Common Understanding of Human Lactation by Melinda Boss, Peter E. Hartmann
Part 5 Addendum 24 Epilogue 25 List of Figures 26 List of Tables 27 Index of Authors Index
Based in Zug, Switzerland, the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is an independent charitable organisation that promotes research in breast milk and lactation.