New Search Search History

Holdings Information

    Evidence-based care for breastfeeding mothers : a resource for midwives and allied healthcare professionals / Maria Pollard.

    • Title:Evidence-based care for breastfeeding mothers : a resource for midwives and allied healthcare professionals / Maria Pollard.
    •    
    • Author/Creator:Pollard, Maria, 1965-
    • Published/Created:London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
    • Holdings

       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Breastfeeding promotion.
      Breastfeeding--Health aspects.
      Evidence-based medicine.
      Allied health personnel.
      Midwifery.
    • Medical Subjects: Breast Feeding.
      Allied Health Personnel.
      Lactation.
      Maternal Health Services.
      Midwifery.
    • Description:xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
    • Summary:Breastfeeding is a major public health issue. Breast milk provides all the nutrients a baby needs for their first six months. Research studies also show that breastfeeding helps to protect infants from infection and mothers from some diseases in later life. Breastfeeding rates are low, however, and women need the support of their midwives and health visitors when beginning breastfeeding and throughout their child's infancy. Based on the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly best practice standards for higher education, this accessible textbook addresses all 18 outcomes to ensure that students are equipped with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively promote and support breastfeeding mothers, including: anatomy and physiology, essential skills and good practice guidance, dealing with common problems, public health considerations, babies and mothers with special needs, complementary feeding.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780415499064 (hbk)
      0415499062 (hbk)
      9780415499071 (pbk.)
      0415499070 (pbk.)
      9780203808931 (ebk)
      0203808932 (ebk)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Putting breastfeeding into context
      Learning outcomes
      benefits of breastfeeding
      Economic and environmental factors
      Who breastfeeds?
      UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative
      Global and national strategies
      Concluding comments
      Practice questions
      Resources
      2. Anatomy and physiology of lactation
      Learning outcomes
      Relevant anatomy and physiology
      physiology of lactation
      Constituents of breastmilk
      Neonatal adaptation to life
      Concluding comments
      True or false quiz
      Further reading
      3. Essential skills for practice
      Learning outcomes
      Teaching positioning and attachment
      Assessing a breastfeed
      Expressing breastmilk
      Storage of expressed breastmilk
      Concluding comments
      Quiz
      Resources
      4. Good practice to promote, initiate and support breastfeeding
      Learning outcomes
      Breastfeeding policy
      Education and training for healthcare professionals
      Antenatal preparation
      Skin-to-skin contact
      Teaching a mother to maintain lactation
      Avoiding supplements
      Recognising infant feeding cues
      Demand feeding
      Avoiding teats and dummies
      Support groups
      Concluding comments
      Scenarios
      Quiz
      Further reading
      5. Management of common problems
      Learning outcomes
      Lactation history
      Insufficient milk supply
      Nipple pain or trauma
      Inverted nipples
      Breast engorgement
      Blocked ducts
      Mastitis
      Abscesses
      Thrush or candida albicans
      Breast refusal
      Concluding comments
      Scenarios
      Resources
      6. Supporting mothers with special needs
      Learning outcomes
      Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
      Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
      Hepatitis B
      Hepatitis C
      Tuberculosis
      Substance misuse
      Delayed lactogenesis
      Caesarean section
      Diabetes
      Obesity
      Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
      Postpartum haemorrhage
      Breast surgery and anomalies
      Epilepsy
      Hyperlactation or galactorrhea
      Twins
      Concluding comments
      Scenario
      Further reading
      Resources
      7. Infants with special needs
      Learning outcomes
      Strategies for care in the neonatal unit
      Preterm infants
      Jaundice
      Hypoglycaemia
      Postmature infants
      Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia)
      Weight loss or poor weight gain
      Hypernatraemic dehydration
      Vitamin D supplementation
      Discharge planning
      Concluding comments
      Scenarios
      Further reading
      8. Alternative methods of infant feeding when breastfeeding is not possible
      Learning outcomes
      Supplementary and complementary feeding
      Alternatives to breastfeeding
      Donor milk
      Formula feeding
      Sterilisation, preparation and reconstitution of formula milk
      Concluding comments
      Reflective questions
      Resources
      9. Introducing solid foods
      Learning outcomes
      Introducing solid food
      Advice on food types for parents
      Concluding comments
      Scenario
      Further reading
      10. Ongoing support for breastfeeding mothers
      Learning outcomes
      Breastfeeding support
      Returning to work
      Sexual activity
      Family planning: lactational amenorrhoea method
      Breastfeeding during pregnancy: tandem nursing
      Relactation or induced lactation
      Concluding comments
      Reflective questions
      Resources
      11. Developing knowledge and skills to support breastfeeding mothers
      Learning outcomes
      Informed choice
      Communication skills
      Learning about breastfeeding
      Concluding comments
      Reflective questions.
    Session Timeout
    New Session