A comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of breastfeeding babies with special care needs. It covers the basics of breastfeeding and lactation, positioning and attachment, milk supply, the impact of common drugs, as well as breast conditions and problems and their resolution. Particular attention is paid to feeding the vulnerable baby and to alternative methods of feeding.

Table of Contents

The basics of breastfeeding. The position and attachment of the baby at the breast. The expression of breastmilk. Breast conditions. The milk supply. Breastfeeding the vulnerable baby. Alternative methods of feeding and breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and common drugs. Recommendations for the support of breastfeeding. Appendix - Breastfeeding support. Index.

About the Author

Sandra Lang has also published Breastfeeding Special Care Babies 1/e. Sandrawas a senior lecturer in the Department of Midwifery Studies at the University Central Lancashire. She is currently freelance, and runs several courses on breastfeeding, as well as working for the WHO on projects related to breastfeeding.

Reviews

"This is a text which will no doubt be accessed principally by midwives and neonatal nurses, but the successful establishment and maintenance of breastfeeding is far more likely to prosper when all health care providers are singing from the same hymn sheet, and I would strongly commend that it is read by all those who involved in the process including paediatricians, health visitors, GP s and paediatric nurses and others."www.withwoman.co.uk