Breastfeeding and Medication
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-29832-3 (ISBN)
Breastfeeding and Medication presents a comprehensive A to Z guide to the most frequently prescribed drugs and their safety for breastfeeding mothers. Evaluating the evidence for interventions and using a simple format for quickly identifying medications that are safe or unsafe to use, it also highlights those drugs where there is inconclusive evidence. Additional contextual information makes this the most complete text for those practitioners who support and treat breastfeeding women. It:
provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the breast together with hormonal influences to better understand how complications, such as mastitis, arise and inform the approach to their treatment;
includes a section on conditions that affect women specifically when they are lactating where prescription of medication may be necessary;
discusses the importance of breastfeeding and its advantages, as well as its disadvantages; and
explores how to support breastfeeding mothers, and presents a counselling model approach.
This new edition contains information on more drugs and a chapter on the management of some chronic conditions which may affect breastfeeding mothers. In most cases there are options to support the mother’s optimal care whilst allowing her to continue to breastfeed her baby as long as she wishes. This is a topic which raises many questions on social media, which informed the choice of conditions to consider.
This is an invaluable reference for all health practitioners and volunteers who work with, support and treat breastfeeding women, including lactation consultants, breastfeeding support workers, health visitors, GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists and midwives.
Wendy Jones is a pharmacist, with over 25 years of experience as a breastfeeding support worker for The Breastfeeding Network (BfN). She runs the BfN Drugs in Breastmilk Service and has presented widely to healthcare professionals, volunteers and mothers on this subject. She qualified as an independent pharmacist prescriber but is now retired.
Part I
Introduction
Chapter 1 Breastfeeding in context
Chapter 2 How does breastfeeding work?
Chapter 3 Constituents of breastmilk and formula milk
Chapter 4 Understanding the importance of breastmilk
Chapter 5 Treating conditions related to breastfeeding
Chapter 6 Decision-making on the safety of drugs in breastmilk
Chapter 7 Professional responsibility and counselling
Chapter 8 Chronic diseases and medication in the breastfeeding mother
Part II
Chapter 9 Information on level of drugs into breastmilk
References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.07.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 4 Tables, black and white; 31 Line drawings, black and white; 32 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 640 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► PTA / PKA | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-29832-8 / 1138298328 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-29832-3 / 9781138298323 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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