Description
Breastfeeding for Public Health provides health visitors, nursing students, and public health professionals with practical knowledge and communication skills for supporting mothers who choose to breastfeed and their families. Combining current research with real-world perspectives, the book explores the role of breastfeeding within public health practice and provides guidance for developing confident, parent-centred support.
The text focuses on the underpinning knowledge and counselling skills health visitors need to build trusting and supportive relationships with mothers, fathers, and families. It also emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural contexts and developing self-awareness and culturally sensitive communication skills.
Drawing on the experiences of health visitors, mothers, and fathers, the book addresses common practical challenges associated with breastfeeding and considers strategies for helping families overcome or work around these challenges. It also examines the health and psychological aspects of breastfeeding, including maternal and infant health, attachment, closeness, and longer-term well-being.
Additional topics include the composition of breast milk, its relationship with the infant gut microbiome, the potential long-term health benefits of breastfeeding, and the important roles fathers and grandparents can play in initiating and sustaining breastfeeding.
Written by an experienced health visitor and breastfeeding counsellor, Breastfeeding for Public Health is a valuable resource for students studying Specialist Community and Public Health Nursing and an important reference for practicing health visitors and professionals involved in maternal and infant public health.
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