Successful Breastfeeding

Royal College of Midwives

3rd Edition

Paperback (03 Sep 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The new edition of this best selling handbook has been written to help midwives and other health professionals provide more effective advice and support for the breastfeeding women in their care. It offers clear, research-based, and effective guidelines to answer such questions as:

Why breastfeed?

How does a baby breastfeed?

How long and how often should feeds occur?

What is the correct positioning and attachment of the baby?

What factors are helpful or unhelpful in breastfeeding?

What other antenatal and postnatal considerations are there?

What if there are problems or special circumstances?

The third edition of Successful Breastfeeding has been compiled by the breastfeeding working group at the Royal College of Midwives, which comprises Sally Inch, Chloe Fisher, Sally Garforth, Ellena Salariya and Michael Woolridge, with contributions by Jean Rowe and Margaret Kerr.

Easy to access and easy to read a guide which gives immediate help and advice

Up to date with research and developments in this field a safe and helpful guide for health professionals

Authoritative has the backing of the Royal College of Midwives and draws directly on the knowledge and understanding of the most experienced professionals in this field.

Updated throughout with the latest research

About the Publisher

Churchill Livingstone

The Churchill Livingstone imprint of Elsevier first appeared in 1972 following the merger of the medical lists of J & A Churchill, E & S Livingstone and Longman. John Churchill, the founder of J & A Churchill, opened his publishing house in London in 1728 with a list of medical books dating back to 1688.

Book information

ISBN:	9780443059674
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:	Churchill Livingstone
Pub date:	03 Sep 2001
Edition:	3rd Edition
DEWEY:	649.33
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	156
Weight:	288g
Height:	216mm
Width:	138mm
Spine width:	11mm