• American Academy of Pediatrics receommends breastfeeding for the first 6 months and this book will help
• Book incorporates AAP guidelines
• Draws upon the very latest research from prominent scholars and practitioners in the field
• New information on breastfeeding and is protection against disease
• Discusses the positive impact of breastfeeding on a child’s cognitive development

With over one and a half million trade and mass-market paperback copies in print, The Complete Book of Breastfeeding is one of the recognized classics in its field. Now it has been completely revised and updated, and dovetails perfectly with the recent major policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued nursing for at least one year and as long thereafter as mother and child desire.

In addition to incorporating the new AAP guidelines throughout the book, the Third Edition of The Complete Book of Breastfeeding draws on the very latest research from prominent scholars and practitioners in the field. It presents new information on how breastfeeding offers protection against various diseases for both child and mother; new discussion of the positive impact of breastfeeding on a child’s cognitive development; a greatly expanded section on available support systems and their importance; guidelines to help a mother-to-be choose a hospital or birthing center with breastfeeding-positive policies; and a new section on signs of baby’s adequate milk intake, with charts.

Plus new and expanded sections on nutrition for lactating mothers, the mother’s social life, the role of the father, the nursing working mother, how to express, store, and offer breast milk, and how to wean your child. The Complete Book of Breastfeeding is the warm, accessible, and authoritative guide for every new mother. Author Marvin S. Eiger, MD., is a nationally known pediatrician who practiced in New York City for 30 years. The Third Edition of The Complete Book of Breastfeeding was co-authored by Sally Wendkos Olds.