Counseling the nursing mother / a lactation consultant's guide / Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Breastfeeding promotion in the modern world -- The lactation consulting profession -- A sociological perspective on breastfeeding support -- Empowering women through your attitude and approach -- Counseling: learning to help mothers -- Client consultations -- The science of lactation -- Maternal health and nutrition -- Properties of human milk -- Impurities in human milk -- Prenatal considerations -- Hospital practices that support breastfeeding -- Getting breastfeeding started -- Infant attachment and sucking -- Breastfeeding issues in the early weeks -- Breastfeeding beyond the first month -- Problems with milk production and transfer -- Changes in the family -- Special counseling circumstances -- Breastfeeding techniques and devices -- Temporary breastfeeding situations -- High-risk infants -- When breastfeeding is interrupted -- Mothers and babies with long-term special needs -- Professional considerations -- Critical reading and review of research -- Breastfeeding promotion and change.