The Breastfeeding Answer Book - Softcover

Mohrbacher, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976896915 ISBN 13: 9780976896913

Publisher: LA Leche League Intl, 2005

Synopsis

The POCKET GUIDE TO THE BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK is a necessity for anyone who works in the field of lactation. The information is up-to-date, in-depth, and easy to access, making it practical for quick reference, while its broad scope makes it a complete resource.When La Leche League International introduced THE BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK IN 1991, breastfeeding counselors worldwide welcomed it as the most complete and comprehensive guide to helping mothers find answers to their breastfeeding questions. La Leche League International has done it again with the new POCKET GUIDE TO THE BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK. This guide packs a tremendous amount of practical breastfeeding information in its small size. La Leche League International's Center for Breastfeeding Information, the world's most extensive collection of research related to breastfeeding was the primary source of scientific studies used for this comprehensive guide.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy Mohrbacker is an accredited La Leche League Leader and international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She is also the founder of The Art of Breastfeeding, founded in 1993 as a way of helping more families meet their breastfeeding goals. Nancy breastfed her own three boys, each for well over a year, and has been working with breastfeeding families since 1982. She is President of the Northern Illinois Lactation Consultant Association. Nancy is known internationally for her expertise on breastfeeding. Doctors, nurses, lactation consultants, mother-support breastfeeding counselors and public health workers use her books, articles, and pamphlets. POCKET GUIDE TO THE BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK, is a comprehensive research-based counseling guide that is also used to train lactation educators. Nancy served for 11 years in La Leche League's Publications Department, both as Managing Editor of La Leche League International's magazine for members (New Beginnings) and leaders (Leaven) and wrote many of La Leche League's pamphlets. From 1992 to 1995 she wrote the breastfeeding column in Baby Talk magazine. She has also spoken on breastfeeding across the US. Nancy led a Chicago-area breastfeeding support group for 13 years, and she has lectured on breastfeeding at local, state, and international workshops, seminars, and conferences in New Hampshire, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin.

About this edition

• Publisher: LA Leche League Intl
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976896915
• ISBN 13: 9780976896913
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 262