Breast/chest feeding is the natural process of feeding human milk directly from the breast.
Breast milk is the preferred nutritional source and the normal and physiologic way to feed all newborn...
Initiate breast/chest feeding immediately after birth, ideally placing the infant naked on birth parent's chest uninterrupted skin-to-skin in ...
Risk factors for suboptimal initiation
Breast surgery or reduc...
American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians. 3rd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: Amer...
Support systems improve duration of breastfeeding.
Almost all can breastfeed with accurate information, support from family, the health care system, and society at large.
Breast milk is ...
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Breast sucking mechanism. Breast sucking mechanisms. (Top left) Lips of infant clamp in a C-shape and cheek muscles contract. (top right) Tongue thrusts forward to grasp nipple and areola. (bottom left) Nipple is brought against hard palate as tongue pulls backward, (bottom right) Gums compress areola, squeezing out milk.
Breast sucking mechanism. Breast sucking mechanisms. (Top left) Lips of infant clamp in a C-shape and cheek muscles contract. (top right)...