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1) The nursing mother's companion: the breastfeeding book mothers trust, from pregnancy through weaning
Author
Language
English
Description
"Breastfeeding is natural, but it is not entirely instinctive for either mothers or babies. The Nursing Mother's Companion has been among the best-selling books on breastfeeding for over 30 years, with over 1 million copies sold. It is respected and recommended by professionals, including The International Lactation Consultant Association, T. Berry Brazelton and The American Academy of Pediatrics, and is well loved by new parents for its encouraging...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate modern-day breastfeeding guide, with empowering, medically sound advice and solutions for the trickiest issues-from a pioneering ENT doctor and breastfeeding expert"--
The pressure to nurse is intense: we hear over and over that breastfeeding is natural and every woman can do it. The truth is, most moms need help breastfeeding. And when breastfeeding doesn't work, they're the ones who are blamed for the failure. Dahl offers a comprehensive...
Author
Publisher
Vergara
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
El doctor José María Paricio comparte, en este libro, los conocimientos sobre aspectos científicos, técnicos, emocionales, sociales, culturales e históricos de la lactancia, plasmando tanto lo publicado en el ámbito de la ciencia y la medicina como lo aprendido en su experiencia profesional, de más de cuarenta años, de trato con madres y bebés. Con un estilo divulgativo y ameno, comprensible y útil para todos -desde madres y familias hasta...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Since the rise of artificial formula, we have turned a biological process into a never-ending controversy: A mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son on the cover of Time magazine sets off a firestorm. Facebook takes down photos of women nursing, citing the content as "offensive." The Pope weighs in, urging mothers to nurse their children in church or elsewhere "without thinking twice." So how did we get here? What are the consequences of surrendering...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo / Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"La lactancia es un proceso que despierta muchas preguntas, y en ocasiones no sabemos muy bien cómo resolver esos pequeños inconvenientes que pueden ir apareciendo en el camino. Además, en la lactancia pueden surgir dudas en cualquier momento: antes de dar a luz, los primeros días de lactancia, en el transcurso de la misma, a la vuelta al trabajo, en tu día a día... Tienes ese manual soñado entre tus manos, aquí podrás encontrar soluciones...
Author
Publisher
PAX
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"En este libro, Daniela Merchant Careaga brinda las fases fisiológicas de un plan de alimentación para mujeres embarazadas y las que amamantas, así como para el bebé hasta su primer año de vida. Describe paso a paso y con ejemplos cómo calcular los requerimientos energéticos y nutricionales para diseñar este plan" --
"In this book, Daniela Merchant Careaga provides the physiological phases of a feeding plan for women during pregnancy, breastfeeding,...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From the Directors of the Award-Winning Documentary : At least two amazing events happen during childbirth. There's the obvious main event, which is the emergence of a new human into the world. But there's another event taking place simultaneously, a crucial event that is not visible to the naked eye, an event that could determine the lifelong health of the baby. This is the seeding of the baby's microbiome, the community of "good" bacteria ...
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Obelisco
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
La nueva biblia de la lactancia para madres lactantes elaborada por los principales expertos en puericultura de América del Norte. En los últimos años, ha habido un enorme resurgimiento en el interés por la lactancia materna, ya que las mujeres han descubierto sus beneficios incomparables tanto para la madre como para el niño. Sin embargo, las madres primerizas a menudo carecen del apoyo y los conocimientos que necesitan para amamantar con éxito,...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Alba Padró, desde su experiencia como madre y consultora internacional de lactancia, te ofrece en esta nueva edición actualizada más claves para conseguir que la lactancia sea un acto placentero para ti y tu bebé. La maternidad es una etapa desconocida, llena de mitos y miedos, si eres madreprimeriza. Y si quieres amamantar a tu bebé, debes saber que se puede aprender a dar el pecho, que no es un acto instintivo. Disponer de información y apoyo...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Is breast really best? Breastfeeding is widely assumed to be the healthiest choice, yet growing evidence suggests that its benefits have been greatly exaggerated. New moms are pressured by doctors, health officials, and friends to avoid the bottle at all costs-often at the expense of their jobs, their pocketbooks, and their well-being. In Lactivism, political scientist Courtney Jung offers the most deeply researched and far-reaching critique of breastfeeding...
Author
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Famous Fultz Quads tells the heartbreaking story of America's first recorded African American quadruplets, their rise to fame and use as advertising symbols for baby formula companies, and the damage done both to their lives and the greater health and wellbeing of generations of African American families in the US. This book brings to light the true causes of the dramatic racial disparities in breastfeeding rates in America--revealing how aspects...
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