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Lauwers J, Woessner C. 1989. Counseling the nursing mother: A reference handbook for health care providers and lay counselors. (2nd ed.). Garden City Park, NY: Avery Publishing Group, 528 pp.

Annotation: This updated guide, originally published in 1983, is designed to assist health care providers, particularly lactation consultants, and lay counselors, with the management and content of breastfeeding education and promotion programs. Included are chapters on learning to help mothers; understanding breast structure and function relating nutrition to health; human breast milk properties; guiding the couple through pregnancy; counseling the mother through the learning period; assisting with family adjustments; encouraging breastfeeding as the baby grows; counseling the mother through special situations; breastfeeding problems; and guiding the mother in the use of special aids and techniques.

Keywords: AIDS, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Diabetes mellitus, Down Syndrome, Failure to thrive, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Relactation

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