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Author:   Amy Brown ,  Wendy Jones
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9780367206444

ISBN 10:   0367206447
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   04 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Role of Primary Care and the GP in Supporting Breastfeeding 2. Why breastfeeding matters 3. Why are breastfeeding rates in the UK so low? 4. Contraindications to breastfeeding 5. Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep – what medical practitioners need to know 6. Birth experience and breastfeeding 7. Breastfeeding complications 8. Pharmacokinetics of Drug Transfer into breastmilk 9. Compatibility of commonly used drugs in lactation 10. Supporting breastfeeding women with mental health issues 11. Tongue tie 12. Colic and reflux in the breastfed baby 13. Why provide donor human milk? 14. Breastfeeding a baby with health complications 15. Breastfeeding sick babies 16. Infant Feeding in Emergencies: what doctors need to know 17. What GPs need to know about breastmilk substitutes 18. Stopping breastfeeding 19. Where to find out more

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Amy Brown is Professor of Child Public Health at Swansea University, where she has published over 100 research papers and books examining psychological, cultural and societal barriers to breastfeeding. Her research seeks to shift our perception of breastfeeding from an individual mothering issue to a wider public health challenge. Wendy Jones is a pharmacist, with over 25 years of experience as a breastfeeding support worker for the Breastfeeding Network (BfN). She runs the BfN Drugs in Breastmilk Service and has presented widely to healthcare professionals, volunteers and mothers on this subject. She qualified as an independent pharmacist prescriber but is now retired.

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