Breastfeeding: a guide for the medical profession [E-Book]

Breastfeeding in a new era -- Anatomy of the breast -- Physiology of lactation -- Biochemistry of human milk -- Host-resistance factors and immunologic significance of human milk -- Population health and informed feeding decisions -- Practical management of the nursing ""dyad"" -- Maternal nutrition and supplements for mother and infant -- Weaning -- Normal growth, growth faltering, and obesity in breastfed infants -- Medications, herbal preparations, and natural products in breast milk -- Transmission of infectious diseases through breast milk and breastfeeding -- Breastfeeding infants with problems -- Premature infants and breastfeeding -- Medical complications of mothers -- Breast conditions in the breastfeeding mother -- Human milk and atopic disease -- Breastfeeding and return to work or school -- Induced lactation and relactation (including nursing an adopted baby) and cross-nursing -- Chestfeeding and lactation care for LGBTQ+ families (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus) -- Reproductive function during lactation -- The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking -- Infant feeding after a disaster -- Establishing a breastfeeding medicine practice or academic department -- Breastfeeding support groups and community resources -- Educating and training medical professionals -- Appendices."