Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

Packed with case studies and evidence-based research, this is an invaluable guide for healthcare professionals supporting families breastfeeding past the first six months. It is written from the perspective of a parent who has breastfed and raised children, and who also supports parents as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultants professional. It covers topics such as returning to work, communicating limits and ending breastfeeding.

This evidence-based guide for professionals covers essential information to help support parents breastfeeding past the first six months, including starting solids alongside breastfeeding, nursing manners, and common problems and challenges.

The recommendation of breastfeeding beyond six months is well-established, but many birth professionals don''t feel confident enough to support parents. This book, packed with case studies of real-life parents and practical tips, helps to educate healthcare professionals - as well as parents themselves - to feel better informed. Each chapter combines professional, research-led evidence with a parent-focused resource section for a fully integrative approach.

Centring families and their personal journeys, Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond is an invaluable guide for all lactation consultants, birthing professionals, healthcare workers and parents.

• | Author: Emma Pickett
• | Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• | Publication Date: Apr 21, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781787759893
• | ISBN-10: 178775989X