A Guide to Supporting Breastfeeding for the Medical Profession
$404.67
- Hardcover
174 pages
- Release Date
4 December 2019
Summary
This book is a practical guide for medical practitioners as they navigate through breastfeeding problems that occur in day-to-day practice.
If mothers have a breastfeeding complication they are often directed to their GP. In complex situations, medical staff will be making decisions around what treatment plan to follow and whether a mother can keep breastfeeding. In recent years there has been growing evidence that medical professionals often advise mothers to stop breastfeeding whil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780367206444 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0367206447 |
| Author: | Amy Brown, Wendy Jones |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 174 |
| Release Date: | 4 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
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About The Author
Amy Brown
Amy Brown is Professor of Child Public Health at Swansea University, where she has published over 100 research papers and books examining psychological, cultural and societal barriers to breastfeeding. Her research seeks to shift our perception of breastfeeding from an individual mothering issue to a wider public health challenge.
Wendy Jones is a pharmacist, with over 25 years of experience as a breastfeeding support worker for the Breastfeeding Network (BfN). She runs the BfN Drugs in Breastmilk Service and has presented widely to healthcare professionals, volunteers and mothers on this subject. She qualified as an independent pharmacist prescriber but is now retired.
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