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All You Should Know About : Breastfeeding

Parvesh Handa, Peacock Books, 2006, xvi, 120 p, tables, figs, ISBN : 812480110X, $15.00 (Includes free airmail shipping)

Contents: Preface. 1. The breast and breastfeeding. 2. Definitions of terms for breastfeeding and health. 3. Tips for breast care during pregnancy and lactation. 4. Ten commandments of happy breastfeeding. 5. Breast function and its disorders. 6. Breast cancer in women. 7. Mammography. 8. Yoga for bust development. 9. Surgery for diseases of breast.

From the Preface: "In the present book, an attempt has been made to provide the latest expert advice on everything a mother ought to know to make nursing a deeply rewarding part of her life. A complete nursing mother's companion, the book provides authoritative details in the basics of nursing--proper positioning of the baby for nursing, enhancing milk supply, expressing milk by hand as well as pumps, night feedings, successful breastfeeding for working mothers, etc.; issues facing nursing moms; diet and nutrition; measures to be taken before the baby arrives; exercises (yoga) and fitness to name a few. Apart from these, the book gives useful tips on wardrobe and beauty that need to be taken care of during pregnancy and nursing. Above all, it acquaints with breast disorders and diseases and their related surgery. A detailed chapter on mammography is of particular importance for women of all ages. A skilful blend of professional expertise and practical advice, this well illustrated book will prove highly valuable health guide to all concerned with breastfeeding and maintaining of healthy breast."

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