These chapter numbers are provided for the textbooks we recommend, however each textbook covers the material in different ways. If you cannot find specific or comprehensive answers to the Study Guide questions in your textbook, please refer to the 'Recommended readings' (and do please let us know if the links need updating!).
Module 7 Reading List
Required pre-reading :
Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 6th edn, 2021, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.
Chapter 6 Viral Infections and Breastfeeding
Chapter 7 Perinatal & Intrapartum Care
Chapter 8 Newborn Assessment
Chapter 9 Postpartum Care
Chapter 10 Breast-related Problems
Chapter 11 Low Intake in the Breastfed Infant: Maternal and Infant Considerations
Chapter 12 Jaundice and the Breastfed Baby
Chapter 17 Women’s Health & Breastfeeding
Chapter 20 The Ill Child: Breastfeeding Implications
OR
Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 7th edn, 2026, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.
Chapter 6 Viral Infections and Breastfeeding
Chapter 7 Perinatal & Intrapartum Care
Chapter 8 Newborn Assessment
Chapter 9 Postpartum Care
Chapter 10 Breast-related Problems
Chapter 11 Low Intake in the Term Human Milk Fed Infant: Maternal and Infant Considerations
Chapter 12 Jaundice and the Human Milk Fed Infant
Chapter 17 Women’s Health & Lactation
Chapter 21 The Ill Child: Breastfeeding Implications
OR
Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, 2nd edn, 2022, Campbell, S.H., Lauwers, J., Mannel, R., & Spencer, B.
Chapter 3 Infant Anatomy and Physiology for Feeding
Chapter 13 Facilitating Initiation of Lactation
Chapter 16 Growth from Birth Through Weaning
Chapter 17 Maternal Physical Health and Lactation
Chapter 20 Breast Pathology
Chapter 21 Newborn Challenges: Hyperbilirubinemia and Hypoglycemia
Chapter 22 Low Milk Production & Infant Weight
Chapter 23 Breastfeeding and Infant Birth Injury, Congenital Anomalies, and Illness
OR
Counseling the Nursing Mother, 7th edn, 2021, Lauwers, J. & Swisher, A.
Chapter 7 Lactation Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 10 Use of Infant Formula
Chapter 14 Infant Assessment & Development
Chapter 16 Infant Latch & Sucking
Chapter 17 Breastfeeding in the Early Weeks
Chapter 23 Temporary Breastfeeding Situations
Chapter 26 Long-Term Maternal Conditions
Chapter 27 Long-Term Infant Conditions
OR
Counseling Nursing Families, 8th edn, 2026, Lauwers, J. & LEAARC
Chapter 7 Lactation Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 10 Use of Infant Formula
Chapter 14 Infant Assessment & Development
Chapter 16 Infant Latch & Sucking
Chapter 17 Nursing in the Early Weeks Postpartum
Chapter 23 Temporary Nursing Situations
Chapter 26 Long-Term Maternal Conditions
Chapter 27 Long-Term Infant Conditions
PLUS
Hurst, N. M. (1996). Lactation after augmentation mammoplasty. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 87(1), 30-34.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nancy-Hurst/publication/10898917_Breastfeeding_After_Breast_Augmentation/links/578cc59808ae59aa6681459e/Breastfeeding-After-Breast-Augmentation.pdf
Kazankaya, F., Paker, S. A., & Bozkurt, Ö. D. (2024). Breastfeeding after breast augmentation surgery: a scoping review. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 32(1), 99. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11059175/pdf/fnjn-32-1-99.pdf
Kraut, R. Y., Brown, E., Korownyk, C., Katz, L. S., Vandermeer, B., Babenko, O., ... & Allan, G. M. (2017). The impact of breast reduction surgery on breastfeeding: Systematic review of observational studies. PloS one, 12(10), e0186591. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0186591&type=printable
Mitchell, K,. Johnson, H., Rodrıguez,J. M., Eglash,A., Scherzinger, C., Zakarija-Grkovic, I., Cash, K. W., Berens,P. Miller, B., and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (2022). ABM clinical protocol #36: Mastitis, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/ABM%20Protocol%20%2336.pdf
Reilly, S., Reid, J., Skeat, J., Cahir, P., Mei, C., & Bunik, and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, M. (2013). ABM clinical protocol# 17: guidelines for breastfeeding infants with cleft lip, cleft palate, or cleft lip and palate, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20_17%20-%20English%20Translation.pdf
Schury MP, Adigun R. Sheehan Syndrome. [Updated 2023 Sep 4]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459166/
Recommended Reading:
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2012). ABM clinical protocol# 25: recommendations for preprocedural fasting for the breastfed infant:“NPO” guidelines. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/25-preprocedural-fasting-protocol-english.pdf
Bartick, M., Hernández-Aguilar, M. T., Wight, N., Mitchell, K. B., Simon, L., Hanley, L., ... & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2021). ABM clinical protocol# 35: supporting breastfeeding during maternal or child hospitalization. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/ABM%20protocol%2035%20Nov%202021.pdf
Douglas P. (2022). Re-thinking lactation-related nipple pain and damage. Women's health (London, England), 18, 17455057221087865. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057221087865 [link only]
Flaherman, Valerie J. & Maisels, M. Jeffrey and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (2017), ABM Clinical Protocol #22: Guidelines for Management of Jaundice in the Breastfeeding Infant 35 Weeks or More of Gestation, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/22-jaundice-protocol-english.pdf
Johnson, H. M., Mitchell, K. B., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2020). ABM clinical protocol# 34: breast cancer and breastfeeding. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20%2334%20-%20English%20Translation.pdf
LeFort, Y., Evans, A., Livingstone, V., Douglas, P., Dahlquist, N., Donnelly, B., Leeper, K., Harley, E., Lappin, S. and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, (2021) Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement on Ankyloglossia in Breastfeeding Dyads https://www.bfmed.org/assets/Anklyloglossia%20position%20statement%202021.pdf
Miller, D., Mamilly, L., Fourtner, S., Rosen-Carole, C., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2017). ABM Clinical Protocol# 27: breastfeeding an infant or young child with insulin-dependent diabetes. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/27-breastfeeding-an-infant-or-young-child-with-insulin-protocol-english.pdf
Mills, N., Pransky, S. M., Geddes, D. T., & Mirjalili, S. A. (2019). What is a tongue tie? Defining the anatomy of the in-situ lingual frenulum. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 32(6), 749–761. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.23343
Mitchell, K. B., Johnson, H. M., Eglash, A., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2019). ABM Clinical Protocol# 30: breast masses, breast complaints, and diagnostic breast imaging in the lactating woman. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20%2330%20-%20English%20Translation.pdf
Thomas, J., Marinelli, K.A. and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (2016) ABM Clinical Protocol #16: Breastfeeding the Hypotonic Infant, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/16-breastfeeding-the-hypotonic-infant-protocol-english.pdf
Wight, Nancy E., MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, (2021) ABM Clinical Protocol #1: Guidelines for Glucose Monitoring and Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Term and Late Preterm Neonates, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20%231.pdf
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