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This document contains all chapters of the workbook "Breastfeeding." Chapters include Your Breastfeeding Plan of Care, Attaching Your Baby to Your Breast, Sore Nipples, Comfort Measures for Breast Engorgement, Expressing and Storing Breast Milk, How Is Breastfeeding Going?, Is This Safe to Take While I'm Breastfeeding?, and Breastfeeding Resources. Individual chapters are also found by title on Health Online.

This handout is part of the manual "Breastfeeding Your Hospitalized Baby." It lists websites and phone numbers for organizations that can support a mother as she breastfeeds her new baby.

This handout lists resources where nursing mothers can buy breast pumps and supplies. It also includes contact information and websites for breastfeeding organizations, support groups, books, medicines, milk banks, and general information about preterm babies and breastfeeding. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Breastfeeding: In the hospital and at home."

This handout explains the support and help for breastfeeding mothers that is available at UW Medicine. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."

This handout is for mothers with HIV. It explains options for feeding your baby and why formula feeding is the safest choice. It also gives steps to follow if you choose to breastfeed.

This document contains all sections of the manual "Breastfeeding Your Hospitalized Baby." Included are chapters on expressing milk, nursing, low milk production, preparing for discharge and going home, and breastfeeding resources. A breast-pumping record is also included for the mother to track how much milk they are pumping and when.

This handout gives helpful hints for breastfeeding a preterm baby at home.

This form gives instructions for patients preparing for a bronchoscopy. It has pre-procedure instructions including eating and drinking before the procedure, what to bring and leave at home, when and where to arrive, and who to call.

This handout describes care guidelines to follow after a bronchoscopy, possible side effects, when to call the doctor, and when results will be ready.

This handout explains how to build and keep strong bones. It describes why exercise, calcium, and vitamin D are important, and includes information about food sources and supplements.

This handout gives instructions for building ramps and stair handrails for safety and mobility at home.

This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion, and gives information for determining how hard to exert during exercise and physical therapy after spinal procedures.

This handout explains the types of bypass surgery that may be done to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD), including care after surgery, foot care, and symptoms to watch for.

This section of the Guide to Your Head and Neck Cancer Treatment explains the function of the larynx and esophagus, and gives basic information about laryngeal cancer for patients who may be considering a laryngectomy. Diagrams showing the location of the larynx are included.

This handout gives instructions to follow before a capsule endoscopy test. It includes what to expect on the day of the procedure.

This handout is for patients who have recently had a total hip or knee joint replacement. This handout provides step-by-step instructions for getting into and out of a car during recovery from this procedure.

This handout explains why drinking extra carbohydrates (carbs) before surgery is helpful. It also tells how to do your carbohydrate loading.

This handout explains the drug carboplatin, which is used to treat cancer. The handout includes how to manage common side effects.

This brochure describes the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Clinic and how the clinic can help children with congenital heart disease. The clinic is part of the Center on Human Development and Disability at the University of Washington.

This handout describes a cardiac nuclear medicine exam, which is done to study the structure and function of the heart. It includes how to prepare for the exam, how it works, what to expect, and how to get the results.

This handout explains a cardiac PYP scan. Cardiac means related to the heart, and PYP stands for pyrophosphate. A cardiac PYP scan uses a radioactive form of PYP called Tc99m-PYP. The handout tells how the scan works, what to expect, and how to get your results. 

This handout gives information for the patient beginning a cardiac rehabilitation program. It includes benefits, how to get started, how the program works, and a list of cardiac rehab programs in western Washington state. This handout is also a chapter in the manual "Managing Your Heart Condition," which is given to patients who have had a serious type of heart attack called a STEMI (ST-elevated myocardial infarction).

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual describes the process of rejection -- when the immune system attacks the transplanted heart.

This handout describes a cardio-pulmonary test and explains how to prepare for it. This test is done to assess how well your heart and lungs work when you exercise.