There are a huge number of respected books on lactation and infant feeding. Below is a selection of texts that may be useful to the General Practitioner:
Infant Feeding
- Infant and Young Child Feeding: Model Chapter for Textbooks for Medical Students and Allied Health Professionals World Health Organisation (2009) ISBN-13: 978-92-4-1597494. Available online as a pdf
- Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession Lawrence R.A & Lawrence R.M, Elsevier (8th Edition 2015) ISBN-13: 978-0323357760
- Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician Walker M, Jones & Bartlett Learning (4th Edition 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1284091045
- Infant Feeding and Nutrition for Primary Care Bentley D, Aubrey S & Bentley MM, CRC Press (2002) ISBN-13: 978-1857758665
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Weissinger D, West D & Pitman T, Pinter & Martin (8th Edition 2010) ISBN-13: 978-1905177400
- Milk Matters: Infant Feeding and Immune Disorder Minchin M, BookPOD (2015) ISBN-13: 978-0959318319
Drugs in Breastmilk
- Medications & Mothers’ Milk 2107 Hale T & Rowe H, Springer Publishing Company (2016) ISBN 13 9780826128584. See also Medications and Mothers’ Milk Online
- Breastfeeding and Medication Jones W, Routledge (2013) ISBN-13: 978-0415641067
- Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: Treatment Options and Risk Assessment Schaefer C, Peters P & Miller R, Academic Press (3rd edition 2014) ISBN-13: 978-0124080782
Tongue Tie
- Tongue Tie – From Confusion to Clarity Fernando C, Tandem Publications ISBN: 0646352547
Baby Carrying
- Why Babywearing Matters Knowles R, Pinter & Martin Ltd (2016) ISBN-13: 978-1780665351
Maternal Mental Health
- A Breastfeeding Friendly Approach to Postpartum Depression Kendall-Tackett K, Praeclarus Press (2015) ISBN-13: 978-1939807298
- Healing Breastfeeding Grief Jacobson H, Rosalind Press (2016) ISBN-13: 978-0979599521
Wider Issues
- The Politics of Breastfeeding Palmer G, Pinter & Martin (2009) ISBN-13: 978-1905177165
- Breastfeeding Uncovered Brown A, Pinter & Martin (2016) ISBN-13: 978-1780662756
Published April 2017