Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Livres

Women often seek breastfeeding advice and support in medical settings. If the doctors and nurses they contact are knowledgeable about breastfeeding, then their advice will likely be helpful. Unfortunately, if the providers are not knowledgeable, their advice is less likely to help mothers succeed. How much do health care providers know about breastfeeding? What tools can help in breastfeeding education? How can IBCLCs work effectively with other health care providers?Promoting Medical Settings is a compilation of recent articles that address these important questions. Women are more likely to successfully breastfeed when we can all work together. Promoting Medical Settings will help you work more effectively with providers in medical settings to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding.

Tongue-tie has become one of the most controversial topics in lactation. There are loud, noisy arguments on social media. Unfortunately, mothers, babies, and the IBCLCs who want to help are caught in the crossfire. How should tongue-tie be identified and treated? Do posterior ties exist? Are there alternatives to surgery? These are some of the issues lactation consultants face, as well as Scope of Practice issues and what their role should be in identifying and treating tongue-tie. This monograph features an expert roundtable answering these important questions. We assembled a panel of experts on tongue-tie who represented a wide range of disciplines including pediatrics, family medicine, dentistry, mental health, speech and language, and lactation. Members of this panel do not always agree, but the discourse is respectful and represents the state of the art in this field.

Nipple pain is one of the most common reasons for premature cessation of breastfeeding. Breast and Nipple Pain II is a follow up monograph for Breast and Nipple Pain and is a collection of articles with the latest insights on how to help mothers who experience it. Topics include: Topical treatments for sore and damaged nipples Mammary Dysbiosis Ultrasound as an alternative treatment Early Frenotomy improving breastfeeding outcomes Management of common breastfeeding problems The relationship between IBCLCs and Craniosacral Therapists Acute, Subclinical, and Subacute Mastitis Chronic Mastitis, Mastalgia, and Breast Pain

The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep is a compilation of recent articles that address these important questions. Our goal was to bring together recent evidence about the safety of sleep practices so that parents and professionals can make informed, evidence-based decisions. The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep is a collaborative project by an international working group of experts on mother-baby sleep. Bedsharing How can parents make it safe? Does it increase the risk of SIDS? What is its impact on breastfeeding? Parental Decisions about Infant Sleep What is normal infant sleep? How can parents calm a crying baby?"

Breastfeeding mothers need to receive support from their communities. Unfortunately, many mothers fall through the cracks and do not receive the care they need. What are the barriers to care? How can communities help the breastfeeding mother? What do care providers need to know? Promoting Breastfeeding: Community Settings is a compilation of recent articles that provide vital information to address these issues. These articles address support on college campuses and in the workplace, in rural settings and in clinics. Promoting Breastfeeding: Community Settings also addresses health insurance coverage for breastfeeding support and barriers to breastfeeding care. If you work with mothers in your community, these articles will help you provide the support that they need.

Lactation Management I provides the latest insights from thought leaders on topics such as: The impact of marijuana breastfeeding infants Helping mothers on the autistic spectrum meet their breastfeeding goals Visitation rights post-divorce for breastfeeding infants Dental caries and the breastfeeding infant Helping breastfeeding mothers avoid carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive stress injuries Omega-3s supplementation in pregnant and postpartum women Pediatric nurses and breastfeeding support Vitamin D recommendations for pregnant and breastfeeding women Breastfeeding after the use of radiology contrast dyes"

Intrapartum Care is collection of articles that provides the latest insights from thought leaders on topics such as: How Biological Nurturing (BN) helps promote infants' primitive neonatal reflexes (PNR) and improves latch and milk flow. How infants use their hands to locate and shape nipples for a better latch. Why just one bottle can have an adverse effect on the newborn gut microbiome, which predisposes infants to infection and illness. 10 steps to help intrapartum nurses help mothers meet their breastfeeding goals. The effects of maternal IV fluid on early infant weight loss. Overcoming feeding challenges for late preterm infants. The relationship between decreased breastfeeding and the immune-related diseases that plague post-industrial societies. The relationship between Sudden Unexplained Postnatal Collapse and maternal positions while breastfeeding."

Pregnant and postpartum women are at increased risk for depression, and the health effects of depression for both mother and baby are too serious to ignore. As important as it is, however, to promptly treat depression, some are voicing concern over whether the risks of antidepressant medications outweigh the benefits. Fortunately, there are more treatment choices than ever before. In this monograph Kathleen Kendall-Tackett describes the various non-drug treatment modalities being used to treat even major depression. In most cases the non-drug treatments are as effective as medications with far fewer side effects. Dr. Kendall-Tackett summarizes current research and provides an evidence base for each treatment modality and how it impacts breastfeeding. Drawing on research from the field of psychoneuroimmunology, she describes why these treatments alleviate depression, and the specific clinical applications for each approach. These modalities are breastfeeding-friendly and offer mothers viable treatment alternatives that preserve the breastfeeding relationship.

Lactation Management II provides the latest insights from thought leaders on topics such as: Breastfeeding support provided by Baby Cafe USA How and when to use the WHO and CDC growth charts Using WHO growth charts to educate mothers rather than using it to diagnose infants The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions for mothers to express milk at work 5 factors that help working mothers meet their breastfeeding goals Strategies used by breastfeeding mothers to achieve their breastfeeding goals"