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 8 Reading List

Required pre-reading : 

Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 6th edn, 2021, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.

Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation

Chapter 5 Drug Therapy and Breastfeeding

Chapter 7 Perinatal & Intrapartum Care

Chapter 10 Breast-related Problems

Chapter 11 Low Intake in the Breastfed Infant: Maternal and Infant Considerations

Chapter 16 Maternal Nutrition and Breastfeeding

Chapter 17 Women’s Health and Breastfeeding

OR

Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 7th edn, 2026, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.

Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation

Chapter 5 Drug Therapy in Lactation

Chapter 7 Perinatal & Intrapartum Care

Chapter 10 Breast-related Problems

Chapter 11 Low Intake in the Term Human Milk–Fed Infant: Parental and Infant Considerations

Chapter 16 Parental Nutrition During Lactation

Chapter 17 Women’s Health and Lactation

OR

Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, 2nd edn, 2022, Campbell, S.H., Lauwers, J., Mannel, R., & Spencer, B.

Chapter 5 Lactation Pharmacology

Chapter 8 Nutrition During Lactation

Chapter 10 Transition to Parenthood

Chapter 11 Breastfeeding and Employment

Chapter 20 Breast Pathology

Chapter 22 Low Milk Production and Infant Weight

OR 

Counseling the Nursing Mother, 7th edn, 2021, Lauwers, J. & Swisher, A.

Chapter 11 Substances in Human Milk

Chapter 13 Hospital Practices That Support Breastfeeding

Chapter 18 Breastfeeding Beyond the First Month

Chapter 19 Problems with Milk Production and Transfer

Chapter 20 Family Dynamics in Breastfeeding

OR 

Counseling Nursing Families, 8th edn, 2026, Lauwers, J. & LEAARC

Chapter 11 Substances in Human Milk

Chapter 13 Hospital Practices That Support Lactation

Chapter 18 Nursing Beyond the First Month

Chapter 19 Problems with Milk Production and Transfer

Chapter 20 Family Dynamics in Lactation

PLUS

Brodribb, W., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2018). ABM Clinical Protocol# 9: Use of galactogogues in initiating or augmenting maternal milk production, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/9-galactogogues-protocol-english.pdf

Recommended reading:

Anderson P. O. (2018). Drugs in Lactation. Pharmaceutical research, 35(3), 45. http://media.scicor.se/2021/02/anderson2018.pdf

Berens, P., Labbok, M., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2015). ABM clinical protocol# 13: contraception during breastfeeding, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/13-contraception-and-breastfeeding-protocol-english.pdf

Lopes, B. R., Barreiro, J. C., & Cass, Q. B. (2016). Bioanalytical challenge: A review of environmental and pharmaceuticals contaminants in human milk. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 130, 318-325. https://library.dphen1.com/documents/papers/Lopes-JPharmBiomedAnal-2016Final.pdf

Mitchell, K. B., Fleming, M. M., Anderson, P. O., Giesbrandt, J. G., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2019). ABM Clinical Protocol# 31: radiology and nuclear medicine studies in lactating women. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20%2331%20-%20English%20Translation.pdf

Montgomery, A., & Hale, and The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, T. W. (2012). ABM clinical protocol# 15: analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/15-analgesia-and-anesthesia-protocol-english.pdf

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006, Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®). Bethesda (MD):  Caffeine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501467/

Reece-Stremtan, S., Marinelli, K. A., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2015). ABM clinical protocol# 21: guidelines for breastfeeding and substance use or substance use disorder, https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/21-drug-dependency-protocol-english.pdf

Sriraman, N. K., Melvin, K., Meltzer-Brody, S., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2015). ABM clinical protocol# 18: use of antidepressants in breastfeeding mothers. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/18-use-of-antidepressants-protocol-english.pdf