Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians

5-Star Doody's Review "This book serves as an excellent resource on breastfeeding for anyone in the healthcare field who takes care of mothers and/or babies. It is a must-read for pediatricians, obstetricians, and those in training." - Meredith Grace Chardukian, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents. Dr. Richard J. Schanler, MD, FAAP, FABM, is the Director of Neonatal Services at Cohen Childrens Medical Center and Northwell Health in Long Island, New York. He also serves as Program Director for the Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He is Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and Research Investigator at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research of Northwell Health. Nutrition in the NICU is his major research and clinical interest. He has conducted studies focused on the effects human milk on the recipient premature infant and the how processing affects the composition of human milk. He has over 100 publications in this area. Dr. Schanler is a member of the American Pediatric Society, the Society for Pediatric Research, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a former President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and of the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation. He was a past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding and is the Senior Editor of the AAP/ACOG Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians, now in its third edition. Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAP, FABM, is a Professor of Pediatrics at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and member of the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at The Childrens Regional Hospital at Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, NJ. Dr Feldman-Winter is recognized nationally and internationally for her work related to breastfeeding education programs and nutrition policy. She is Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding and former Chair of the Policy and Education Committees and executive committee for the AAP Section on Breastfeeding, AAP representative to the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and member of the AAP Task Force on SIDS. She is a Board member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and a member of the editorial board of the Breastfeeding Medicine journal. She was Faculty Chair for the National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ) Best Fed Beginnings Project and is now Co-Chair for the MCHB-funded NICHQ National Action Partnership for the Promotion of Safe Sleep-Improvement and Innovation Network (NAPPSS-IIN). She is also a consultant and Physician Lead for the Center for Health Equity Education and Research (CHEER) Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices (CHAMPS) phase II project, funded by the Kellogg Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MS, and the Bower Foundation. Joan Younger Meek, MD, MS, RD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC, is a pediatrician and Professor of Clinical Sciences at the Florida State University College of Medicine, where she also serves as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and the Orlando Regional Campus Dean. She is a former Academic Chair and Pediatric Residency Director at Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, where she directed the resident rotations through the postpartum unit and special care nursery. She is a former President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, a past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding, and a past Chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee. She was a founding board member of the Florida Breastfeeding Committee and the Mothers Milk Bank of Florida. Dr Meek has contributed to previous editions of the AAP/ACOG Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians. She i

Preface Evidence for Breastfeeding: Importance for Newborns and Infants, Mothers, and Society The Scope of Breastfeeding Composition of Human Milk Nonnutritive Components in Human Milk Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation Breastfeeding: Management Before and After Conception Breastfeeding Initiation Breastfeeding in the Hospital Maintenance of Breastfeeding: The Newborn and Infant Maintenance of Breastfeeding: The Mother The Breastfeeding-Friendly Medical Office Breastfeeding and Human Milk for Preterm Newborns and Infants Breastfeeding in Special Circumstances Lactation Support Technology Supporting Breastfeeding During Mother-Infant Separation Medications and Breastfeeding Contraception and the Breastfeeding Mother Complications and Contraindications to Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Issues During Disasters Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Index