Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness, efficiency, comfort
and convenience of newly designed breast pump suction patterns (BPSPs) that mimic …

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two different breast pump
suction patterns (BPSP) during the initiation of lactation in mothers of term, late preterm and …

Objective: Many mothers of very low birthweight infants are breast pump-dependent for
weeks or months and need a breast pump that is efficient, effective, comfortable, and …

Breast-feeding is today the major form of infant nutrition in the immediate postpartum period.
Despite this, recent trends in modern life-styles have raised obstacles to successful lactation …

Objective. The benefits of human milk for preterm infants are widely recognized, yet
technological advances in milk expression have been slow. We compared the efficacy of a …

Despite the importance of the suck-swallow-breathe reflex during breastfeeding, a large
proportion of our understanding is derived from bottle-feeding studies. Given the differences …

Background: Some mothers of preterm infants suffer from difficulties in initiating and
maintaining adequate milk production. This study was designed to investigate the milk …

The majority of new mothers in the United States use breast pumps in the first 4 months
postbirth in order to achieve their personal human milk feeding goals. Although these …

Background Full breastfeeding is the ultimate aim for preterm infants to ensure they receive
the full benefits of human milk however, preterm infants face a number of challenges …

Milk production was examined in 39 lactating mothers of non-nursing preterm infants from 2
tertiary care centers. The purposes of this study were (1) to compare milk production of those …