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Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession is a comprehensive resource providing the information necessary to manage a nursing mother and child from conception through complete weaning.
It empowers clinicians to provide thoughtful counseling and guidance to the breastfeeding family, stressing the importance of delivering care that is customized to each family's individual needs.
The book begins with basic data on the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, nutritional, immunological, and psychological aspects of human lactation. It then moves into the problems of clinical management.
The sixth edition incorporates the latest information on infections and drugs in human breast milk.
By utilizing scientific, evidence-based data, Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession is an indispensable reference for anyone whose patients include breastfeeding women.
Authors: Ruth Lawrence,MD and Robert Lawrence,MD
ISBN: 0-323-02823-3
Sixth Edition
Copyright: 2005
Total Pages:1152
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