Breast-feeding and the Mother -- Contents -- Chairman's introduction -- Pituitary-adrenal responsiveness of rat mothers to noxious stimuli and stimuli produced by pups -- Discussion -- Hormonal control of lactation -- Discussion -- Significance of the secretion of human prolactin and gonadotropin for puerperal lactational infertility -- Discussion -- Lactation-the central control of reproduction -- Discussion -- Lactation: some cardiovascular and metabolic consequences, and the mechanisms of lactose and ion secretion into milk -- Discussion -- Changes in the body and its organs during lactation: nutritional implications -- Discussion -- Maternal nutrition and lactation -- Discussion -- The new mother's view of herself -- Discussion -- Shame and other anxieties associated with breast-feeding: a systems theory and psychodynamic approach -- Discussion -- The effect of early mother- infant contact on breast-feeding, infection and growth -- Discussion -- Cross-cultural aspects of breast-feeding -- Discussion -- Every life needs nutritional and emotional satisfaction: the midwife's opportunity -- Discussion -- Lactation education: the learning of the 'obvious' -- Discussion -- Community and sociopolitical considerations of breast-feeding -- Discussion -- General Discussion: Collaborative studies on breast-feeding -- Maternal disease and milk yield -- Delivery and obstetric practice -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.