Designed to offer advice to practicing midwives, this book looks at the advantages of breastfeeding, how it works, the practicalities of breastfeeding - including a look at positioning the baby at the breast - as well as self-regulated feeding, frequency and duration of feeding. A section on problems caused by incorrect positioning, insufficient milk, painful breastfeeding, sore nipples, blocked ducts, mastitis, breast abscess and thrush is also included.