Table of Contents

 

 

 

Section 1

Introduction

1

Section 2

How We Approach Breastfeeding Counseling

5

Section 3

Normal Breastfeeding

9

Section 4

The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding for Hospitals and Birth Centers

23

Section 5

Community Support for Breastfeeding

35

Section 6

Breast and Nipple Issues

37

Section 7

Breastfeeding Management Issues

67

Section 8

Baby Feeding Problems

85

Section 9

Can she Breastfeed?

145

Appendix A

The Healthy Children Eight-Level Lactation Consulting Process

163

Appendix B

Feeding Observation Check List

168

Appendix C

Mothers’ Body Postures

173

Appendix D

Alternate Massage/ Breast Compression

178

Appendix E

Protocol for Estimating Breast Milk Transfer

180

Appendix F

Protocol to Calculate Baby’s Approximate Daily Needs

181

Appendix G

Estimation of Daily Breast Milk Volume Requirements Tables

183

Appendix H

Baby Weight Loss Tables

187

Appendix I

Infant Elimination Patterns and Weight Gain Expectations

191

Appendix J

Protocol for Building a Milk Supply/Relactation

192

Appendix K

Protocol for Oversupply of Breastmilk

196

Appendix L

Improving Milk Transfer

199

Appendix M

Expression of Breastmilk

204

Appendix N

Feeding Devices

208

Appendix O

What to do If an Infant or Child is Mistakenly Fed Another Woman’s Expressed Breastmilk

209

Appendix P

Handling and Storing Breastmilk

211

Appendix Q

Contraindications to Breastfeeding

215

Appendix R

Breastfeeding Goals for the United States

217

Appendix S

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

219

Appendix T

The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

223

Appendix U

The Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding

224

Appendix V

Inńocenti Declaration on Infant and Young Child Feeding 2005

226

Appendix W

Glossary

231

Appendix X

Conversions

245

Appendix Y

Resources

247

Appendix Z

Warnings

254

 

References

255

 

Index

261

Color Plate 1

Typical Colors of the Stool of Exclusively Breastmilk-Fed Infants

 

Color Plate 2

Typical Colors of Expressed Breastmilk