Breastfeeding Special Care Babies

Breastfeeding Special Care Babies

by SandraLang (Author)

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of breastfeeding babies with special care needs. The language is clear and direct and the references up to date. The author covers the basics of breastfeeding and lactation, positioning and attachment, milk supply, the impact of common drugs, as well as breast conditions and problems and their resolution. Particular attention is paid to feeding the vulnerable baby and to alternative methods of feeding.Crystal clear and practical in writing and approach Full coverage of a topic which is poorly covered elsewhere Simple and explanatory with helpful up-to-date drawings, tables and photographs New material and expanded/updated current chapters Tackles issues which all midwives and neonatal intensive care nurses have to face at some point This revised edition includes new material on:the instinctive nature of breastfeeding at birth skin-to-skin contact and care many new concepts relating to positioning and attachment how long it takes to acquire these skills non-nutritive sucking breast conditions, especially sore and cracked nipples areolar massage breastfeeeding and HIV

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 256
Edition: 2
Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
Published: 27 Mar 2002

ISBN 10: 0702025445
ISBN 13: 9780702025440

Media Reviews
This is a text which will no doubt be accessed principally by midwives and neonatal nurses, but the successful establishment and maintenance of breastfeeding is far more likely to prosper when all health care providers are singing from the same hymn sheet, and I would strongly commend that it is read by all those who involved in the process including paediatricians, health visitors, GP s and paediatric nurses and others. www.withwoman.co.uk
Author Bio
Sandra Lang has also published Breastfeeding Special Care Babies 1/e. Sandrawas a senior lecturer in the Department of Midwifery Studies at the University Central Lancashire. She is currently freelance, and runs several courses on breastfeeding, as well as working for the WHO on projects related to breastfeeding.