Counseling Nursing Families: A Lactation Consultant’s Guide, 8th Edition

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Published in association with the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Committee (LEAARC), the eighth edition of this essential guide provides lactation consultants and other specialists with evidence-based information for effective counseling and communication. Revised to ensure the use of inclusive language and updated to include the latest research, counseling methods, and clinical protocols, this latest edition is the must-have guide to help readers assist families in meeting their lactation goals. Book comes with Navigate Advantage Access, which features the complete eBook and image bank of full-color clinical photographs. Paperback. 1,000 pages. ©2026

A must-have resource, Counseling Nursing Familes: A Lactation Consultant's Guide is the essential book for clinicians working with nursing families. Order here!
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A comprehensive resource, the eighth edition of this essential guide for lactation consultants features full-color clinical photos, figures and tables to summarize information, and a glossary with more than 900 terms used in lactation practice. Written from a teaching perspective, the guide focuses on counseling and communication skills while providing practical suggestions and evidence-based information. Embracing the rich diversity of nursing families with a focus on inclusive language, the guide also includes expanded sections on issues such as micoaggression, opioids, diverse families, mental health issues, and more. Appropriate for human lactation, breastfeeding: practice and research in the WHNP program, and advanced postpartum/newborn courses, the book includes Navigate Advantage Access, which features the complete eBook and image bank. Paperback. 1,000 pages. ©2026