Synopsis
This comprehensive guide to breastfeeding provides nursing mothers with information on milk storage and sterilization techniques, nutrition, what to expect during the weaning process, and more.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-01-02 | | Edition Description: | Subsequent |
| Size | | Length: | 413 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
The Complete Book of Breastfeeding With over one and a half million trade and mass-market paperback copies in print, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BREASTFEEDING is one of the recognized classics in its field. Now it has been completely revised and updated, and dovetails perfectly with the recent major policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued nursing for at least one year and as long thereafter as mother and child desire. In addition to incorporating the new AAP guidelines throughout the book, the Third Edition draws on the very latest research from prominent scholars and practitioners in the field. It presents new information on how breastfeeding offers protection against various diseases for both child and mother; new discussion of the positive impact of breastfeeding on a child's cognitive development; a greatly expanded section on available support systems and their importance; guidelines to help a mother-to-be choose a hospital or birthing center with breastfeeding-positive policies; and a new section on signs of baby's adequate milk intake, with charts. Plus new and expanded sections on nutrition for lactating mothers, the mother's social life, the role of the father, the nursing working mother, how to express, store, and offer breast milk, and how to wean your child. This is the warm, accessible, and authoritative guide for every new mother. Marvin S. Eiger, M.D., is a pediatrician and leading authority on breastfeeding.
The classic work with over one million copies in print has been completely revised and updated to cover the new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. Photos & line illustrations.
Industry Reviews
"It is the only breastfeeding book that can be used by both health care personnel and the nursing mother and father, It is established as a classic in the medical field. The resource appendix and the emphasis on breastfeeding support systems are most welcome."
book jacket - M.D. Cheston M. Berlin J.R.
"This well-respected book provides accurate, modern, medically sound advice on breastfeeding in a highly readable format. Its advice is in accord with the new breastfeeding recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics."
book jacket
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