Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Oxytocin: Pharmacologic Properties, Physiological Effects and Role in Pregnancy
(Enav Yefet and Zohar Nachum, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel, and others)
Chapter 2. The Immunology of Human Milk
(Fani Ladomenou and Emmanouil Galanakis, Department of Paediatrics, University of Crete, Greece)
Chapter 3. Breastfeeding the Critically Ill Newborn: Barriers and Supportive Practices
(Angela Grant Buechner, Tammy McBride and Prakesh S. Shah, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada, and others)
Chapter 4. Giving Milk, Buying Milk: The Influence of Mothering Ideologies and Social Class in Donor Milk Banking
(Marisa Gerstein Pineau, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Chapter 5. Perceptions and Negotiations of ‘Failure’ in an Australian Breast Milk Bank
(Gabriella Zizzo, Gender Studies and Social Analysis, The University of Adelaide, Australia)
Chapter 6. HIV/AIDS and Human Milk Banking: Controversy, Complexity and Culture Around a Global Social Problem
(Tanya M. Cassidy, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland and others)
Chapter 7. Breastfeeding in High HIV Prevalent, Resource-Limited Settings
(Felicity Zvanyadza Gumbo, Gwendoline Quetoline Kandawasvika and Edith Nyaradzai Kurewa, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Chapter 8. Babies, Booze and Breastmilk: Complexities, Controversies and Cultural Considerations Concerning Alcohol and Lactation
(Tanya M. Cassidy, Cochrane Fellow, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland and others)
Chapter 9. Global Issues of Chinese Mothers in Ireland Who Breastfeed
(Qianling Zhou, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Chapter 10. Promoting Breastfeeding Practices among Thai-Employed Mothers
(Susanha Yimyam, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
Chapter 11. Breastfeeding Experiences among Employed Mothers
(Susanha Yimyam, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
Chapter 12. Milking the Subject: Lactation and the Birth of Prose Fiction
(Siobhan O’Donnell and Conrad Brunström, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland)
Index