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• Title:Breastfeeding management for the clinician : using the evidence / Marsha Walker.
  
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• Author/Creator:Walker, Marsha.
  
• Published/Created:Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, ©2006.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WS125 .W346 2006
    
  • Number of Items:2
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Breastfeeding.
  Infants--Nutrition.
  Evidence-based medicine.
  
• Medical Subjects: Breast Feeding.
  Evidence-Based Medicine.
  
• Description:ix, 496 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"This resource provides the newest thinking and research in an evidence-based guide for managing breastfeeding and breastfeeding problems. It provides a review of literature, and covers etiology, risk factors, prevention, prognosis and implications, interventions, expected outcomes, care plans, clinical algorithms, and more." "Grounded in research and best professional practice, this user-friendly, practical reference provides busy clinicians with options for clinical interventions, as well as the rationale behind them in order to provide optimal breastfeeding care."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:076372260X (pbk.)
  9780763722609
  
• Contents:Influence of the biospecificity of human milk
  Influence of the maternal anatomy and physiology of lactation
  Influence of the infant's anatomy and physiology
  Influences of peripartum factors, birthing practices, and early caretaking behaviors
  The first 24-48 hours: Common problems of the infant
  Beyond the initial 48-72 hours: infant challenges
  Physical, medical and environmental-related problems and issues
  Maternal pathology: breast and nipple issues
  Physical, medical, emotional, and environmental challenges to the breastfeeding mother.