Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding

This is an amazing book, very important for midwives, OBs, doctors, and anyone involved in birth (moms too!). Well written, well researched, has an international and multicultural perspective. A second edition by the same publisher (under the same title) has come out now which gives almost no credit to the original author who passed away a few years after the original was written. I haven't read the second edition entirely, but a lot of it is copied from the first edition. Can't imitate a masterpiece!

You cannot separate birth and breastfeeding. Amazing look at various ways birth practices relate to breastfeeding experience. From labor pains to forceps and cesarean... and so much more. Great information on cranial sacral impact and references to some other resources for further reasearch. Professionally written, but easy to read. I wish I would have purchased the kindle version so I could bookmark and search easier at a future date. Definitely a book I will reference for many years!

This is an excellent book, filled with evidenced-based recommendations and descriptions of how labor and birth can affect breastfeeding outcomes. It's a must read.

One of the most well-referenced books I have read. Very compelling. If these birth practices were consistently followed our breastfeeding rates would soar.

This is an excellent evidence based book! Everything stated is backed by referenced reliable sources. Valuesble tables are listed in the chapters and back tor quick reference.

excellent information.

This is a unique book. There isn't anything else like it so a must read for anyone interested in breastfeeding issues.

This is an excellent book for lactation care providers and childbirth educators. It explains how each birth intervention (epidural, c-section, IV drugs, episiotomies, etc) affect breastfeeding.

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