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Assisting a mother to establish breastfeeding

Planning for a happy and successful postnatal period

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Ruth had been delivered normally of a healthy son but required help with breastfeeding and in adapting to motherhood. Some of Ruth’s problems are outlined and suggestions are made for assisting her. Further potential problems need to be identified, together with the interventions necessary; the answers are at the end of the chapter.

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  1. Val Thomson
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Nursing Studies King’s College, University of London, UK

    Lynn Batehup (Clinical Lecturer) (Clinical Lecturer)

  2. St George’s Hospital, London, UK

    Lynn Batehup (Clinical Lecturer) (Clinical Lecturer)

  3. King’s College, University of London, UK

    Jenifer Wilson-Barnett (Professor of Nursing Studies) (Professor of Nursing Studies)

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Thomson, V. (1988). Assisting a mother to establish breastfeeding. In: Batehup, L., Wilson-Barnett, J. (eds) Planning Patient Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10102-3_3

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