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What Books
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During the CLC course, you will
be using the required textbook: Pocket Guide for Lactation Management
by Karin Cadwell and Cindy Turner- Maffei. It is available for purchase
on the registration form, or you can purchase it from Amazon.com by
clicking on the link below. There can be multiple participants using the
same text book.
Our CLC Program travels all across the
country! Would you like to download a PDF version of our flyer? Click here
for the Spring 2009 flyer or here for the
Fall 2008 flyer. Or
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Pamphlets, Tear Off Pads and Other Materials
Our sister company, Health Education Associates, sells many pamphlets focusing on breastfeeding, including How to Nurse Your Baby, Men Ask Questions about Breastfeeding, Keeping Breastfeeding Easy: Breastfeeding Problems Can Be Avoided, and More. Health Ed also has tear off pads written by some of our faculty members, including How to Hold Your Baby Skin-to-Skin, Breastfeeding Latch-On 1, 2, 3..., and Feeding Cues for Breastfed Babies. Click here to go to their website - www.healthed.cc , where you can download a catalog, or request one on the Send Me More Information tab above.
Click here to download a flyer to order any of our DVDs .
New DVD by Healthy Children Faculty!
Skin to Skin in the First Hour After Birth: Practical Advice for Staff after Vaginal and Cesarean Birth
This important video is intended to assist staff in providing behaviorally appropriate, individualized, baby adapted care for the full term newborn using the best practice of skin to skin contact in the first hour after birth. The video is divided into three sections: the importance of skin to skin and examples of the baby's stages during the first hour; practical advice for staff after a vaginal birth; and practical advice for staff after a cesarean birth. DVD, 2010, 39 minutes, $39.00
Latch 1, 2, 3: Troubleshooting Breastfeeding in the Early Weeks Breastfeeding is the best choice for mothers, babies, families and society. But what happens if there are breastfeeding challenges in the early weeks? This 17 minute DVD by Healthy Children's Center for Breastfeeding gives you the step-by-step problem solving strategy to help breastfeeding work. Continuity of care is important, especially in the post-partum period, and this DVD aids health care teams in sharing an understanding of baby states, feeding cues and latch, as well as reinforcing essential teaching points to breastfeeding families.
We are often asked about
additional evidence based reference books .
Other recommended texts are listed below.
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Did you know that a percentage of anything you buy from amazon.com
through our website is donated back to us, since we are an approved
non-profit? Please use the search button below to access amazon.com, and
make a donation to Healthy Children's Center for Breastfeeding without
it costing you a dime! You get the same low amazon.com price, and help
improve breastfeeding rates in the US and across the globe, all at the
same time!
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Maternal Child Health:
Lactation Consulting Book Store
Books for Union Institute and University BS and MA students.
Please see your course syllabus for more information about which books
you would need for a specific course.
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Did you know that a percentage of anything you buy from amazon.com
through our website is donated back to us, since we are an approved
non-profit? Please use the search button below to access amazon.com, and
make a donation to Healthy Children's Center for Breastfeeding without
it costing you a dime! You get the same low amazon.com price, and help
improve breastfeeding rates in the US and across the globe, all at the
same time!
Thank you for your help. |
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Books Written By Our Healthy Children Faculty
We are proud that four books written by the faculty of Healthy
Children are currently available from Jones and Bartlett Publishing. A brief
synopsis of each follows below.
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100 Questions and Answers about Breastfeeding
Authors: Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC , Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA,
IBCLC and Anna Blair, PhD, CLC
This text is an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to the
many questions women have when they are thinking about breastfeeding
and during the time they are breastfeeding their baby. 100 Questions
& Answers About Breastfeeding gives you authoritative, practical
answers to your questions. Written by three prominent breastfeeding
experts, Karin Cadwell, Cindy Turner-Maffei and Anna Blair, with
"insider" advice from actual mothers, this book is an invaluable
resource!
To buy this book from Amazon.com, click here:
100 Questions & Answers About Breastfeeding
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Pocket Guide for Lactation Management
Authors: Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC and Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA,
IBCLCAn Evidence-Based Guide for All Health Care Providers!
This easy-to-use guide is the perfect planning resource and a key
reference for the variety of situations commonly encountered by
those working with lactating and breastfeeding mothers and their
babies. Conveniently organized by the issue that the health care
provider will meet, this pocket guide helps caregivers quickly
resolve key challenges such as: babies who aren't gaining weight
fast enough, mother with sore nipples, and basic sucking problems.
Quick reference charts, algorithms and diagrams assist the caregiver
in quickly determining whether they have assessed the situation
correctly.
To buy this book from Amazon.com, click here:
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Breastfeeding A - Z: Terminology and Telephone
Triage
Authors: Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC , Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA,
IBCLC
Telephone Triage for Breastfeeding will improve continuity of
care by providing nurses, physicians, and nutritionists with
evidence-based information on common breastfeeding issues. This book
serves as an effective desk reference for lactation counselors and
consultants as well.
To buy this book from Amazon.com, click here:
Breastfeeding A-Z: Terminology and Telephone Triage
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Case Studies in
Breastfeeding: Problem Solving Skills and Strategies
Authors: Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC , Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA,
IBCLC
Case Studies in Breastfeeding: Problem Solving Skills and
Strategies combines logic, wisdom, and theory in order to convey
a deeper understanding of how to act in accordance with the highest
needs of the breastfeeding mother and baby. In this book, authors
Karin
Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC and Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC develop a
consultative framework and present illustrative case studies designed
to increase the practitioner's knowledge about managing complex
breastfeeding cases. It includes tables and charts as well as color
prints, copyright 2004
P.S., IBCLC in CA writes: "I'm reading Case Studies in
Breastfeeding fresh off the press. It's great! It's like a
mystery novel with all the luscious trimmings - each chapter
completes not one but several mystery stories - all solved. Thanks
soooooo much."
To buy this book from Amazon.com, click here:
Case Studies in Breastfeeding: Problem-Solving Skills & Strategies
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Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation.
Authors: Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC; Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC;
Barbara O’Connor, RN, BSN, IBCLC; Anna Cadwell Blair, PhD, Lois Arnold, PhD,
Elyse Blair, RN, BSN, IBCLC.
This book focuses on assessment parameters and skills for the lactation
counselor or consultant related to case finding, reporting, noting change,
and documenting the assessment. Major topics also include infant assessment
scales, breast and maternal assessment, lexicon of assessment and
documentation, normal and gross anatomy of mother and infant, and normal and
abnormal development of the anatomy and physiology of the breastfeeding
dyad. This text features 48 color plates and 30 black and white drawings.
To buy this book from Amazon.com, click here:
Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation: A Guide for the Practitioner
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Reclaiming Breastfeeding for the United States.
Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, IBCLC, Editor; Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC; Anna
Cadwell Blair, PhD, CLC; Lois Arnold, MPH, IBCLC; Zoe Maja McInerney, MA, CLC;
Charles Cadwell, PhD; Kajsa Brimdyr, PhD.
This important and timely book explores the policy and practice
landscape of breastfeeding in the US and offers strategies and new
paradigms for understanding the current breastfeeding situation in the
United States.
Now available: Continuing education modules for Reclaiming Breastfeeding -
Earn up to 25 contact hours for CLCs, IBCLCs, and RNs!
Click
here to download a flyer for more information.
To buy this book from Amazon.com, click here:
Reclaiming Breastfeeding for the United States : Protection, Promotion and Support
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Human Milk in the NICU: Policy into Practice
Lois Arnold, PhD
This unique text covers the use of banked, or stored, human milk in the hospital for premature and sick infants, and discusses the advantages of human milk feedings and the elements of hazard or risk introduced by the use of formulas, including rationales for the use of both mother s own milk and donor human milk in the NICU. This reference also highlights domestic health policies that impact the use of human milk for sick and fragile infants, international models and policies for milk banking, the history of donor milk banking and how it came into being and ethical issues surrounding the delivery of milk banking services and donor human milk in the NICU. Features Include: Case histories highlighting key concepts; Tables and boxed algorithms for a brief overview of the information; Glossary.
To buy this book from this book from Amazon, click here: Human Milk in the NICU: Policy into Practice
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You may purchase these books through online bookstores, local bookstores, or
through us. If you are interested in purchasing these books from us, request a
catalog by calling 1-508-888-8044, or fax a catalog request to 1-508-888-8050.
Or check the button on the Information Request section of this website.
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