Breast pump suction patterns that mimic the human infant during breastfeeding: Greater milk output in less time spent pumping for breast pump-dependent mothers with premature infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-110

  Meier, P P ^a   Engstrom, J L ^a,b   Janes, J E ^a   Jegier, B J ^a   Loera, F ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

breast pump suction patterns; breast pump dependent women; human milk feedings; lactation; premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST PUMP; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK PRODUCTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREMATURITY; SUCKING;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MILK EJECTION; MILK, HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856590611     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.64     Document Type: Article

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