The lactation specialist : roles and responsibilities -- Tides in breastfeeding practice -- Anatomy and physiology of lactation -- The biological specificity of breastmilk -- Drug therapy and breastfeeding -- Viruses and breastfeeding -- Perinatal and intrapartum care -- Postpartum care -- Breast-related problems -- Low intake in the breastfed infant : maternal and infant considerations -- Jaundice and the breastfed baby -- Breast pumps and other technologies -- Breastfeeding the preterm infant -- Donor human milk banking -- Maternal nutrition during lactation -- Women’s health and breastfeeding -- Maternal employment and breastfeeding -- Child health -- The ill child : breastfeeding implications -- Infant assessment -- Fertility, sexuality, and contraception during lactation -- Research, theory, and lactation -- Breastfeeding education -- The cultural context of breastfeeding -- The familial and social context of breastfeeding.