The Breastfeeding Atlas - Brossura

Barbara Wilson-Clay; Kay Hoover

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0967275873 ISBN 13: 9780967275871

Casa editrice: Lactnews Press, 2013

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The Breastfeeding Atlas has been completely revised to reflect new research in the field of lactation. The text contains new photos, new case studies and evidence-based breastfeeding management information. Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover have over 50 years of combined expertise as lactation consultants, educators and photographers. The Breastfeeding Atlas taps into their broad experience as clinical practitioners. This is a must-have book for students and practitioners alike! The revised 5th edition contains 418 colour photographs of clinical breastfeeding situations and explanatory text. Highlights include new photos : -herpes infection of the nipple -green-tinted milk -bifid uvula -black mold growing on internal pump parts -hand expression -a natal tooth Evidence-based case management presented in a case study format High and low-tech strategies for normal and emergency situations in developed and developing countries

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Barbara Wilson-Clay has been assisting breastfeeding families since 1981. She became certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 1987, and was recognized as a Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association in 2008. Barbara maintains a private practice in Austin, Texas, and is a member of numerous local, national, and international boards and coalitions to promote breastfeeding. Her research and commentaries have been widely published. An outspoken advocate for the profession of lactation consulting, Barbara also helped found and served as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Mothers Milk Bank at Austin. She served on the ethics committee of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, and is an active volunteer lobbyist in the Texas Legislature promoting breastfeeding as a health policy issue. ¦Fellow of The International Lactation Consultant Association (FILCA) ¦Vice President of the Board of Directors of The Mothers Milk Bank at Austin ¦Legislative Lobbying Team member with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, Austin Chapter ¦Texas Breastfeeding Coalition ¦La Leche League Leader ¦Member of the Board of Directors for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, 1997-1999 Kay Hoover is employed as the lactation consultant for Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media, Pennsylvania. She became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 1985. During her career she has been a lactation consultant for 3 different hospitals, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in the Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health, the Center for Childhood Obesity Research at The Pennsylvania State University, and maintained a private practice for over 20 years. Kay has a national reputation as a lecturer and author. Since 1971 she has been a La Leche League Leader and is a member of the Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Coalition. She served for six years on the Board of Directors of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. Kay and Charlie, her husband of 44 years, raised their three sons in the Philadelphia area and are grandparents of Daniel, Eric, and Robert. ¦Fellow of The International Lactation Consultant Association (FILCA) ¦Lactation Consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Health ¦Member of the Pennsylvaniz Breastfeeding Coalition

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• Editore: Lactnews Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0967275873
• ISBN 13: 9780967275871
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura a spirale
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 212