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Written for professionals by professionals, the Journal of Human Lactation deals with the practical, every day topics that lactation consultants, nurses, midwives, nutritionists/dieticians, public health and social workers, therapists, and physicians face everyday, such as

• Patient counseling
• Sociological and ethnic issues in dealing with breastfeeding
• Practical discussions of diseases and conditions, such as mastitis, candida infections, engorgement
• Care plans developed to help mothers and babies that require special care
• Economics of breastfeeding
• Educating physicians, hospital administration and other departments
• Practical training for lactation consultants

The Journal of Human Lactation also covers important and controversial issues that you need to know about today:

• Immunological factors in human milk and HIV transmission through breastfeeding
• Nipple wound care
• Herbal medications and breastfeeding
• The effects of maternal labor analgesia on infant feeding
• Evaluating breastfeeding promotion interventions
• Breastfeeding of very low birth weight infants
• Determinants of infant feeding practices
• The role of breastfeeding in reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Pacifier use
• The use of alternative therapies in the support of breastfeeding mothers and infants 
• Nipple shield use among premature infants
• Co-sleeping/Bedsharing during lactation

While strongly advocating and supporting breastfeeding, the journal publishes a balanced view of many of the issues through helpful and immediately useful features such as:

• Original Research
• Independent Study Module for Lactation Consultants
• Insights in Practice (innovative teaching aids and procedures, charting, and referral forms specific to a lactation workup)
• Clinical Perspectives
• Editorials
• Letters to the Editor
• Currents in Human Milk Banking
• The Galactopharmacopedia
• Physicians' Focus
• Literature Reviews
• Case Reports
• ILCA's Inside Track
• Research to Practice
• Research Methods
• IBLCE Reports
• Reviews

The Journal of Human Lactation is the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA). The International Lactation Consultant Association® promotes the professional development, advancement, and recognition of lactation consultants worldwide for the benefit of breastfeeding women, infants and children. ICLA membership includes a subscription to the Journal of Human Lactation.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).