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Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple

A Guide for Helping Mothers

 

$79.95 $71.95

PRE-ORDER SALE! (through June 30, 2010)

 

Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple: A Guide for Helping Mothers is the latest must-have reference from Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA, co-author of The Breastfeeding Answer Book and Breastfeeding Made Simple.  This comprehensive, research-based counseling guide provides the answers to virtually every breastfeeding question and is organized in an easy-to-use two-column format so you can find the answers quickly when helping mothers by phone. 

This book explains what you need to know about both cutting-edge and classic breastfeeding research to most effectively help mothers.  The international studies described include those on birth practices and breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, laid-back breastfeeding, making milk, as well as on a wide range of unusual situations.  Specific problem-solving strategies are included along with insights into the emotional dynamics at work.

Written for all levels of expertise, from beginners to advanced practitioners, it is the ideal resource for all settings: hospitals, clinics, medical practices, public health offices, and communities.  Every chapter has been reviewed by world-class experts in the field, so it can be used with confidence.  This up-to-date and complete guide provides the information you need to help mothers achieve a satisfying breastfeeding relationship with their babies and empower them to meet their breastfeeding goals.

For Nancy’s continuing commentary on breastfeeding research and trends, follow her blog at www.NancyMohrbacher.com.

 

New Insights into Vitamin D

During Pregnancy, Lactation and Early Infancy

 

$24.95  $22.46

PRE-ORDER SALE! (through June 30, 2010)

 

Vitamin D is a preprohormone that has profound effects on metabolism and immune function that extend far beyond the traditional thinking of bone and calcium metabolism. Researchers are only just beginning to understand its effects on various organ systems throughout the body—from epidemiological studies to its actions at the cellular level. Vitamin D has been linked to inflammatory and long-latency diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, tuberculosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and various cancers, to name a few.
 
In this book, the authors cover:

  • the history of vitamin D and its link with rickets
  • the discovery of vitamin D in the early twentieth century as the active component in cod liver oil that prevents rickets
  • how changes in lifestyle have led to one of the largest epidemics of nutrient deficiency beginning in the late 20th century
  • how our limited understanding about vitamin D set the stage for recommendations now associated with states of vitamin D deficiency
  • the evolving understanding of vitamin D’s function in the context of bone mineralization and development, and its effect on immune function
  • how that understanding has influenced our views on vitamin D requirements
  • the results of deficiency states during pregnancy and lactation
  • the implications of that deficiency during early childhood and later adult life
  • the controversies surrounding vitamin D supplementation
  • what can be done by public health officials and health care professionals to prevent vitamin D deficiency today and in the future