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Section I Historical and Work Perspectives
Chapter 1 The Lactation Specialist: Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 2 Tides of Breastfeeding Practice
Section II Anatomical and Biological Imperatives
Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
Chapter 4 The Biological Specificity of Breastmilk
Chapter 5 Drug Therapy and Breastfeeding
Chapter 6 Viruses and Breastfeeding
Section III Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Periods
Chapter 7 Perinatal and Intrapartum Care
Chapter 8 Postpartum Care
Chapter 9 Breast-Related Problems
Chapter 10 Low Intake in the Breastfed Infant
Chapter 11 Jaundice and the Breastfed Baby
Chapter 12 Breast Pumps and Other Technologies
Chapter 13 Breastfeeding the Preterm Infant
Chapter 14 Donor Human Milk Banking
Section IV Beyond Post partum
Chapter 15 Maternal Nutrition During Lactation
Chapter 16 Women’s Health and Breastfeeding
Chapter 17 Maternal Employment and Breastfeeding
Chapter 18 Child Health
Chapter 19 The Ill Child: Breastfeeding: Implications
Chapter 20 Infant Assessment
Chapter 21 Fertility, Sexuality & Contraception During Lactation
Section V Sociocultural and Research Issues
Chapter 22 Research, Theory, and Lactation
Chapter 23 Breastfeeding Education
Chapter 24 The Cultural Context of Breastfeeding
Chapter 25 The Familial and Social Context of Breastfeeding
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