Breastfeeding for Public Health

Breastfeeding for Public Health: A Resource for Community Healthcare Professionals, 1st Edition, is a textbook that presents breastfeeding promotion as an essential area of public health practice. The text explains how supporting infant feeding improves lifelong population health.

Coverage examines the practical skills, parent-centred counselling approaches, and cultural awareness needed by community practitioners. It also highlights how health visitors can develop self-awareness and communication techniques to establish trusting relationships with mothers and families.

Designed for students in Specialist Community and Public Health Nursing courses, this textbook also serves as a reference for practising health visitors. Content incorporates the perspectives of health visitors, mothers, and fathers to guide community support.