Breastfeeding and human lactation / [edited by] Jan Riordan.

Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jones and Bartlett, [2005]

xxv, 819 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Third edition.

Includes CD-ROM.

Copy 1. Donor: Nicola Anderson.

Historical and Work Perspectives -- Tides in Breastfeeding Practice -- Evidence About Breastfeeding Practices -- The Biological Norm in Infant Feeding -- The Replacement of Maternal Breastfeeding -- Technological Innovations in Infant Feeding -- The Prevalence of Breastfeeding -- The Cost of Not Breastfeeding -- The Promotion of Breastfeeding -- Work Strategies and the Lactation Consultant -- History -- Do Lactation Consultants Make a Difference? -- Certification -- Getting a Job as a Lactation Consultant -- LC Education -- Lactation Programs -- Developing a Lactation Program -- The Unique Characteristics of Counseling Breastfeeding Women -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Legal and Ethical Considerations -- Reimbursement -- Private Practice -- Anatomical and Biological Imperatives -- Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation -- Mammogenesis -- Breast Structure -- Variations -- Pregnancy -- Lactogenesis -- Hormonal Influences -- Milk Production -- Autocrine Versus Endocrine -- Galactopoiesis -- Galactorrhea -- Clinical Implications: Mother -- Newborn Oral Development -- Suckling -- Breathing and Suckling -- Frequency of Feedings -- The Biological Specificity of Breastmilk -- Milk Synthesis and Maturational Changes -- Energy, Volume, and Growth -- Nutritional Values -- Anti-infective Properties -- Chronic Disease Protection -- The Immune System -- Bioactive Components -- Implications for Clinical Practice -- Composition of Human Colostrum and Mature Breastmilk -- Drug Therapy and Breastfeeding -- The Alveolar Subunit.

Includes bibliographical references and index.