JHL reviewer-"twins" & CERPs 3/7/98 Dear LactNetters, Here is a call for a reviewer for the Journal of Human Lactation. The book: Nursing Management of Multiple Birth Families: Preconception Through Postpartum, by Joan Drukker Daughinee and Nancy Bowers Publisher: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1997, 100 pages Contents: Current statistics Physiology of Twinning Prenatal care Antepartum management and complications Congenital anomalies Management of Preterm Labor Fetal Surveillance Antenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal care (3 different chapters) Preterm or emergency delivery Psychosocial effects Caring for multiple newborns (contains 5 pages on breastfeeding) My challenge is to find a reviewer who has both nursing (the medical kind) knowledge/experience as much of the book is truly nursing management, and nursing (the breastfeeding kind) knowledge/experience of multiples of the same age. The successful applicant will receive a free copy of the book to be reviewed, and the book will be hers to keep after the review process is completed. She will write a review no longer than 350 words following the Guidelines sent with the book, and submit her review by April 20. When responding, please indicate your experience in both kinds of nursing and why you feel that you are the right person to write this review. I will also need your home address and phone number. ***************** A second book to be reviewed is: The Support of Breastfeeding (Lactation specialist self-study series Module 1) by Rebecca Black, Leasa Jarman and Jan Simpson published by Jones & Bartlett, 1998, 206 pages Developed in 3 major chapters: Cultural support for and attitudes toward breastfeeding advantages of breastfeeding and hazards of artificial feeding Breastfeeding support policies and resources Each chapter is divided into section. Each section has a list of objectives, an outline, and a pre- and post-test of 20 questions each. A form is provided at the end of the book to apply for continuing education credit/CERPs. The successful applicant will receive a free copy of the book to be reviewed, and the book will be hers to keep after the review process is completed. She will write a review no longer than 350 words following the Guidelines sent with the book, and submit her review by May 1. When responding, please indicate why you feel that you are the right person to write this review. I will also need your home address and phone number. Many thanks for your attention. I look forward to hearing from you. Enjoy LactNet. It is a wonderful way to learn and keep in touch. Nicole Bernshaw, IBCLC Book Review Editor Journal of Human Lactation please use this e-mail address: [log in to unmask] (801) 969-7391 after 7 pm mountain time