Breastfeeding Special Care Babies, 2e [Paperback]

Sandra Lang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2002

This is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of breastfeeding babies with special care needs. The language is clear and direct and references up-to-date. The author 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.

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"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

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Bailliere Tindall; 2 edition (March 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0702025445
• ISBN-13: 978-0702025440
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,763,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A dry textbook- not meant for mothers., May 17, 2003

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This review is from: Breastfeeding Special Care Babies, 2e (Paperback)

I bought this book searching for information on breastfeeding my premature infant. Most breastfeeding books only devote a paragraph, or at most a few pages, to this topic. I was excited to find a whole book on the topic, but sadly disappointed when it arrived, as the book is clearly meant as a textbook for NICU nurses. It provides information on topics in list form, referring to the patient and parents as third-party participants. It uses medical terms and offers very brief descriptions of techniques. I was looking for practical advice, but this wasn't it.