| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xv, 460 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-436) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The science and history of breastfeeding -- 1. The nursing couple -- 2. How the breasts function -- 3. Human milk -- 4. How the baby functions : the body -- 5. How the baby functions : behavior -- 6. A parent is born : the innate behavior of caretaking -- 7. Helpers and hinderers : how breastfeeding was saved, and why the job is not yet done -- pt. II. The art of breastfeeding -- 8. Before the baby comes : preparing to breastfeed -- 9. In the hospital -- 10. One to six weeks : the learning period -- 11. The reward period begins -- 12. The working mother : how breastfeeding can help -- 13. Nursing your older baby. |
| Summary |
For more than 40 years, mothers have depended on the wisdom and warmth of Nursing Your Baby. Now authors Karen Pryor and her daughter Gale Pryor have revised and updated their classic guide for today's generation of women. New information includes. |
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"Up- to- date studies on health benefits for breastfed infants and breastfeeding mothers. |
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"Tips for getting the best start on breastfeeding during the first hours, weeks, and months after birth. |
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"Breastfeeding advice for working mothers " Legal rights as a nursing mother " Choosing and using a breast pump. |
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"How fathers and families can support new nursing mothers. |
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With its unique blend of support, science, and research, this classic guide will continue to encourage mothers to nurse their babies as long as they both desire. |
| Subject |
Breastfeeding.
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Breastfeeding. (OCoLC)fst01429962
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| Added Author |
Pryor, Gale.
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| ISBN |
006056069X |
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9780060560690 |
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