Optimizing lactation
Five extra minutes of pumping shortly after delivery yields more breast milk
With a relatively small change in the pumping proc
ess, more breast milk can become available to women who have just giv
en birth. The study by physician-researcher Gynecology & Obstetri
cs Nicole Manshanden shows that pumping five minutes longer with a di
fferent pumping pattern is enough to increase yields.
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DESCRIPTION: Five extra minutes of pumping shortly after delivery yiel ds more breast milk With a relatively small change in the pumping pro cess, more breast milk can become available to women who have just gi ven birth. The study by physician-researcher Gynecology & Obstetr ics Nicole Manshanden shows that pumping five minutes longer with a d ifferent pumping pattern is enough to increase yields.