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Foreword | |
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Foreword | |
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Foreword | |
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Foreword | |
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Introduction to the Second Edition | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Historical Perspectives on Childbirth and Breastfeeding | |
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The Location for Birth Matters: Home Birth and Institutional Delivery | |
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The Natural Childbirth Movement in the West | |
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La Leche League International | |
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The Natural Childbirth Movement Grows | |
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Breastfeeding Rates Are Tracked Separately from Birth Outcomes | |
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Global Perspective on Birth, Breastfeeding, and Maternal and Infant Survival | |
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Safe Motherhood and Other Initiatives | |
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Professional Responsibility for Breastfeeding Success | |
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Innocenti Declarations of 1990 and 2005: Call to Action | |
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Back to...the Future | |
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References | |
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Evidence-Based Practice in Perinatal Care | |
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Informed Consent | |
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What Evidence Really Counts? | |
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Challenges of Research on Childbirth and Lactation | |
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Resources for Evidence-Based Maternity Care | |
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Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Practices | |
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The Politics of Research | |
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Oxytocin, "The Love Hormone" | |
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Technology: Overuse and Underuse | |
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Breaking Through the Cul-de-Sac | |
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Interventions Can Cascade | |
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Research Gaps Still Exist | |
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Summary Points for Evidence-Based Practice in Perinatal Care | |
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References | |
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Companion(s) of the Mother's Choice | |
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Background | |
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Labor Support and Birth Outcomes | |
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Labor Support and Breastfeeding Outcomes | |
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Labor Support in Resource-Poor Settings | |
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Staff Acceptance or Resistance to Labor Companions | |
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Labor Companions and Training Programs | |
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Summary Points for Companion(s) of the Mother's Choice | |
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References | |
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Cascade of Interventions: Physics, Forces, and Mechanics | |
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Nerves and Muscles Control Movement | |
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Cranial Bones Surround the Developing Infant Brain | |
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Mechanical Forces and Instruments During Birth | |
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Physics and Forces During Cesarean Delivery | |
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Muscle Responses and Mispatterning | |
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Effect of Analgesia and Anesthesia on Nerve Function | |
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Implications of Poor Suck-Swallow-Breathe | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summary Points for Cascade of Interventions: Physics, Forces, and Mechanics | |
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References | |
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Cascade of Interventions: Chance or Choice? The "Seduction of Induction" | |
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Predictability in Parturition | |
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Outcomes of Labor Induction | |
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Effects on Breastfeeding | |
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Practice Implications | |
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Summary Points for Cascade of Interventions: Chance or Choice | |
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References | |
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Modifiable Labor Influences: Freely Move About, or "Gravity Works" | |
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Background | |
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Position in the First Stage of Labor | |
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Position During the Second Stage of Labor | |
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Electronic Fetal Monitoring | |
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Maternal Labor Position in Childbirth Around the World | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summary Points for Modifiable Labor Influences: Freely Move About, or "Gravity Works" | |
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References | |
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Modifiable Labor Influences: Eat and Drink, or "Labor Is Work" | |
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Why Is Nutrition and Oral Hydration During Labor Still Controversial? | |
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Effects of IV Hydration on Maternal Stress, Breast Edema, and Lactogenesis | |
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Effects of IV Hydration on Infant Status, Ability to Feed, and Risk of Supplementation | |
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Other Effects of IV Hydration and Caloric Restriction in Labor | |
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Glohal Aspects of Hydration in Labor | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summary Points for Modifiable Labor Influences: Eat and Drink, or "Labor Is Work" | |
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References | |
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Modifiable Labor Influences: Labor Pain Management | |
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Background | |
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Effect of Labor Drugs on the Infant | |
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Effect of Labor Drugs on Maternal Physiology and Breastfeeding Initiation | |
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Labor Pain Relief and Medication Use Around the World | |
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Nonpharmacologic Pain Relief Strategies | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summary Points for Modifiable Labor Influences: Labor Pain Management | |
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References | |
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Modifiable Birth Influences: Surgery and Trauma | |
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Cesarean Surgery | |
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Birth Injuries to the Mother and Baby | |
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Adrenalin Versus Oxytocin: Fear, Stress, and Hormone Effects | |
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Labor Stress and Lactogenesis | |
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Postpartum Bleeding | |
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Long-Term Effects of Birth Interventions | |
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Natural Protections Against Stress for Mother and Baby | |
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Cumulative Stresses from Induction, Epidural Anesthesia, and Surgery | |
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Summary Points for Modifiable Birth Influences: Surgery and Trauma | |
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References | |
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Restoration and Recovery | |
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Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact | |
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Risk of Separation, Pain, and Newborn Procedures That Affect Feeding | |
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Risks of Supplements | |
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The ABC Protocol: Access, Breastmilk Transfer, Maternal Comfort | |
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BFHI: Policies That Protect, Promote, and Support the Birth-Breastfeeding Continuum | |
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The BFHI's Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding | |
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Public Health Implications | |
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Summary Points for Restoration and Recovery | |
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References | |
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Appendix: Resources | |
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Index | |