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      • Trusted Partner
        2022

        Pharmacology for Midwives

        Principles, theory and practice

        by Dr. Philipp Kircher, Elisabeth Remplik and Dr. Peter Killian

        Midwives use drugs on their own authority, or guide and support pregnant and breastfeeding women in their therapy. At the same time, the giving of drugs during pregnancy and lactation frequently entails a balancing act between medical need and experience on the one hand and often the absence of studies with evidence of harmlessness and safety on the other. Anyone who wants to make the correct decisions and deal responsibly with this dilemma can only do so on the basis of solid knowledge. This new reference book provides ideal preparation and imparts the necessary information: - General advice on the handling of drugs and the principles of pharmacology - Description of common drug substances and particular aspects of their use in pregnancy, childbirth and lactation - Treatment options from complementary medicine and phytotherapy - Advice about correct diet The clear and concise presentation of facts as well as numerous illustrations make it easier to understand and grasp the content. Text boxes highlight important elements or refer the reader to interesting additional information: The textbook and reference work for students, practical training and everyday work!

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2023

        Born Hutsi

        by Fiston Mudacumura

        The author was raised in a family of only survivors from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. Even FARG (A survivors fund) allegedly paid for his school fees for some time. Through FARG reform, he learned that his father had associated with perpetrators even if he was also killed in 1994. Digesting that information as a teenager was not easy. In this book, you read about his other close-to-normal upbringing like infatuation, sex advice from fellow teenagers, getting conned in Paris and arrested on his first trip to France, his take from the "Ndi umunyarwanda" campaign, #PK saving him from getting expelled at the university, joining a political party at the university,...

      • Pregnancy, birth & baby care

        Nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding

        by Natalie Stadelmann

        Pregnant! A special phase of your life begins! For 40 weeks, your body is now caring for the growing baby. Accordingly, it is important that you eat a balanced and healthy diet. Because the right diet promotes the healthy development of the baby. In this book you will learn what is important, what it is better to do without and why you can sometimes give in to your spontaneous cravings. You will learn how important the nutrients folic acid, zinc, iodine and iron are, especially during this time, and how you can easily cover the additional requirements. With a conscious diet during pregnancy, you can already prevent allergies of the unborn baby and shape its taste. By omitting individual foods such as raw dairy products and raw meat and fish, you reduce the risk of bacterial infections during pregnancy. After all, at hardly any other time is a healthy diet as crucial as during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Natalie Stadelmann explains in her new book what is important. Valuable tips help to alleviate complaints such as nausea, ravenous appetite and baby blues. Because also with movement and a balanced nutrition one can pregnancy discomforts to body. The book is supplemented by helpful tips from the wealth of experience of the well-known midwife Ingeborg Stadelmann.

      • Trusted Partner
        Family & health

        WE LIKE TO NURSE

        by Chia Martin

        This book celebrates breastfeeding for young children and mothers.                                                .

      • Pregnancy, birth & baby care
        October 2021

        Consultation with a midwife

        by Ingeborg Stadelmann

        Over 750.000 copies sold in Germany. The bestseller for pregnant women: completely revised and expanded.   This guidebook accompanies you competently and reliably from the beginning of pregnancy until the first year of your child's life.   Ingeborg Stadelmann, midwife and naturopathy expert, accompanies you sensitively, expertly and with a realistic view through the time of pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding. She encourages you in your self-determination and personal responsibility and takes you gently by the hand in difficult moments.   In most cases, it is "rescue forces" from nature that help and calm the situation, whether aroma mixtures, homeopathic globules, Bach flowers or teas. To which kind of support or therapy you feel attracted, you will recognize yourself.     “Since 'Die Hebammen-Sprechstunde' came into existence, there has been a noticeable change in the self-confident way in which expectant parents deal with pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period and breastfeeding. Ingeborg Stadelmann encourages mothers and fathers-to-be to take their own responsibility and trust in their own strength."  Dr. Christiane Schwarz, Professor of Midwifery at the University of Lübeck

      • Children's & YA

        THE BIRTH OF EUGENIA

        by Candy Tejera, Cristina Méndez

        Eugenia means "Good Birth". In this original story, Eugenia speaks directly to children about how she was gestated, how she is going to be born at that day and then feed by her mum. The book aims to help children be familiar with essential life stages of pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, all this in an entertaining way. It is a perfect educational tool for both teachers and parents, to introduce these issues to toddlers, especially before the arrival of  new sibling.

      • Paediatric medicine
        November 2011

        Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign

        Workshop Summary

        by Paula Tarnapol Whitacre and Sheila Moats, Rapporteurs; Food and Nutrition Board; Institute of Medicine

        Support for breastfeeding has been a priority of the WIC program since its inception in the 1970s. The Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work campaign, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services launched in 1997, emphasizes key components needed for a breastfeeding mother to be successful. More than a decade after the campaign began, USDA wants to update it, taking into account changes in the WIC program, participants, and technology. On April 26, 2011, the IOM hosted a workshop to bring together experts to discuss what has changed since Loving Support began, lessons learned from other public health campaigns, and suggestions for where to take the campaign in the future.

      • Pregnancy, birth & baby care
        November 2016

        Why the Politics of Breastfeeding Matter

        by Gabrielle Palmer

        The Politics of Breastfeeding, first published in 1988, remains a hugely important book. It exposes infant feeding as one of the most important global public health issues of our time, and describes how big business and vested interests influence the intimate relationship between mothers and their babies to the detriment of all, rich or poor, in the West or in the developing world. In Why the Politics of Breastfeeding Matter, the central ideas of The Politics of Breastfeeding are distilled into a concise form, making it the perfect introduction to understanding the complex forces that govern what many think of as a simple choice to breastfeed or not.

      • Mount Milk

        by Melania Longo, Alessandro Sanna

        Let’s discover a particular mountain, with familiartraits, where something extraordinary happens everyday. Extraordinary is the relationship between amother and a newborn baby: the expectations, thefirst glances... The story of a bond that can transformthe world and, even before, that changes the twoprotagonists: the mother and the child. Through fallsand ascents, they will learn the joy of being themselfand to trust each other.With the intense illustrations by Alessandro Sanna,first Italian Children’s Laureate chosen by theAssociation of Independent Children’s Bookstores(Alir).

      • Dietetics & nutrition
        January 1991

        Nutrition During Lactation

        by Committee on Nutritional Status During Pregnancy and Lactation, Institute of Medicine

        On the basis of a comprehensive literature review and analysis, Nutrition During Lactation points out specific directions for needed research in understanding the relationship between the nutrition of healthy mothers and the outcomes of lactation. Of widest interest are the committee's clear-cut recommendations for mothers and health care providers. The volume presents data on who among U.S. mothers is breastfeeding, a critical evaluation of methods for assessing the nutritional status of lactating women, and an analysis of how to relate the mother's nutrition to the volume and composition of the milk. Available data on the links between a mother's nutrition and the nutrition and growth of her infant and current information on the risk of transmission through breastfeeding of allergic diseases, environmental toxins, and certain viruses (including the HIV virus) are included. Nutrition During Lactation also studies the effects of maternal cigarette smoking, drug use, and alcohol consumption.

      • Medicine

        Briggs Update: Drugs in Preganancy and Lactation

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        by Gerald G Briggs BPharm, FCCP , Roger K Freeman MD

        Quarterly - 2013 Volume(s) - 24 http://www.lww.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product__11851_-1_9012052_Prod-08976112 An A-Z listing of drugs by generic name. Each monograph summarizes the known and/or possible effects of the drug on the fetus. It also summarizes the known/possible passage of the drug into the human breast milk. A careful and exhaustive summarization of the world literature as it relates to drugs in pregnancy and lactation. Each monograph contains six parts: Generic US name Pharmacologic class Risk factor Fetal risk summary Breast feeding summary References  Features for this edition include: 1200 commonly prescribed drugs including 105 new drugs New mobile application to access the content on the go* Cross-referenced combination drugs New list of drugs contraindicated during breastfeeding New list of drugs contraindicated in pregnancy List of drugs known to cause human developmental toxicity More summaries at the beginning for pregnancy and breastfeeding Brand new trim size 8.5 x 11 4-color design Consistently formatted throughout Companion site includes fully searchable text and updates from the Briggs newsletter *App included with the book is a free version with limited content. An in-app purchase is available for an upgrade to the full app content.  With the ever changing drug information and guidelines, make sure you have the most current edition of Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation to provide your patients with the best care.

      • Poetry by individual poets
        May 2014

        Look At All The Women

        by Cathy Bryant

        Look at all the women! What a waste of time   life would be without them.   Women are everywhere and doing everything - fighting the Nazis, breastfeeding babies, falling in love (or at least tripping over it), feeling embarrassed, inventing new passionate positions or, in our myths, flying to the moon or singing sailors to their doom. These poems capture their voices in a variety of forms, sometimes with bite and sometimes with a gleeful grin.

      • Pregnancy, birth & baby care
        June 2017

        Why Mothers' Medication Matters

        by Wendy Jones

        Prescribing medication for breastfeeding women can be complex, and often there are no studies to show whether drugs are safe for lactating women. Yet mothers often need medication: whether short term use of painkillers, mental health drugs, or drugs to treat chronic conditions Wendy Jones gives mothers and those treating them the information they need to make decisions about medication, while allaying fears that many have about adverse effects on babies of drugs passing through breastmilk as well as explaining the cautions on patient information leaflets in all medication boxes. Why Mothers’ Medication Matters is a practical, reassuring book that aims to put mothers and babies at the heart of their own care.

      • Home nursing & caring
        January 2021

        Aroma blends for mother and child

        Natural body care during pregnancy, birth and the first year

        by Ingeborg Stadelmann

        Natural body care during pregnancy, birth and the first year This handbook is the ideal complement to Ingeborg Stadelmann's "A consultation of a Midwife". It offers you many tips and recommendations on how to safely use the original Stadelmann® aroma blends from the Bahnhof-Apotheke Kempten during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding, as well as on the baby. Natural blends are valuable companions for body care and everyday ailments. They have proven themselves for massages and baths, wraps and rubs, for room scenting and as natural perfumes. Four application areas help to quickly find all topics from anxiety to teething problems.

      • Dietetics & nutrition
        August 2004

        Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages

        A Preliminary Report of the Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages

        by Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages

        Started in 1974, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was designed to meet the special nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum women; infants; and children up to 5 years of age who have at least one nutritional risk factor. The WIC Program provides three main benefits: supplemental foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services. Since the inception of the WIC program, substantial changes in size and demographics of the population, food supply and dietary patterns, and health concerns have made it necessary to review the WIC food packages. Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages proposes priority nutrients and general nutrition recommendations for the WIC program, and recommends specific changes to the WIC packages.

      • Pregnancy, birth & baby care
        October 2019

        Why Oxytocin Matters

        by Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg

        Oxytocin, or the ‘hormone of health and life’, is a hugely important substance for pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding – working in a woman’s body and brain to make changes during pregnancy, optimise labour, increase milk production and support bonding. Research has shown that we can encourage the body’s oxytocin system by supporting mothers’ wellbeing through birth practices and postnatal care. We also now know that oxytocin is present in everyone, of any age, directing a whole system of effects that have consequences for family life, including bonding, stress reduction and social interaction. In Why Oxytocin Matters Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg, a leading oxytocin researcher, shows how a better understanding of our biology can be immensely helpful for new parents and those who work to support families.

      • Health & Personal Development
        October 2018

        Biting without Teeth

        Guide for Families to Introducing Supplementary Foods with the BLW – Method

        by Juan Llorca, Melisa Gómez

        A unique book with simple recipes and practical valuable advice to support families who seek to give their babies a healthy diet in their first months. This accessible and comprehensive guide will help you solve frequent doubts about the next steps from breastfeeding to complementary feeding regulated and directed by the baby itself (also known as Baby Led Weaning or BLW). This baby food cookbook by Valencia Montessori School chef Juan Llorca and dietitian-nutritionist and pediatrics specialist Melisa Gómez, is a unique and timeless resource, providing parents with the essential know-hows about necessary nutrition to start and accompany your baby’s diet at the different stages, from their first bite to their first birthday.

      • Medicine
        October 2017

        Review of WIC Food Packages

        Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report

        by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee to Review WIC Food Packages

        The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) began 40 years ago as a pilot program and has since grown to serve over 8 million pregnant women, and mothers of and their infants and young children. Today the program serves more than a quarter of the pregnant women and half of the infants in the United States, at an annual cost of about $6.2 billion. Through its contribution to the nutritional needs of pregnant, breastfeeding, and post-partum women; infants; and children under 5 years of age; this federally supported nutrition assistance program is integral to meeting national nutrition policy goals for a significant portion of the U.S. population. To assure the continued success of the WIC, Congress mandated that the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reevaluate the program's food packages every 10 years. In 2014, the USDA asked the Institute of Medicine to undertake this reevaluation to ensure continued alignment with the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In this third report, the committee provides its final analyses, recommendations, and the supporting rationale.

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