Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You - Softcover

Renfrew, Mary; Fisher, Chloe; Arms, Suzanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0890875715 ISBN 13: 9780890875711

Publisher: Celestial Arts, 2000

Synopsis

For over a decade, this classic book has served as the resource for mothers and midwives committed to breastfeeding. Through thoughtfully written text and detailed illustration, the authors cover issues ranging from how to establish breastfeeding in the early days of a child's life to how to resolve problems that may arise during breastfeeding.

About this title

From the Publisher:

* An illustrated guide to the basics of breastfeeding your baby, with more than 100 photos.

* Topics include the benefits of breastfeeding for both you and your baby; posture and positions; medical and dietary concerns; and causes and solutions to numerous breastfeeding problems.

* Revised and thoroughly updated with new information on feeding multiple babies and adopted babies, and a discussion of the emotional rewards of breastfeeding.

* The first two editions have sold more than 120,000 copies.

About the Author:

MARY RENFREW is a professor of midwifery studies and director of the mother and infant research unit at the University of Leeds, England. She travels internationally to teach and speak at con- ferences on midwifery and breastfeeding. CHLOE FISHER worked as a midwife for more than 30 years. Today, from her home in Oxford, England, she still works on a daily basis with breastfeeding mothers and babies. SUZANNE ARMS has been a pioneer in the breastfeeding movement since 1970. Suzanne has received the prestigious Lamaze International Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contributions to the world of birth. She lives in Durango, Colorado.

About this edition

• Publisher: Celestial Arts
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0890875715
• ISBN 13: 9780890875711
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 225