Vacuum characteristics of the sucking cycle and relationships with milk removal from the breast in term infants

The importance of an infant's intra-oral vacuum in milk removal from the breast has been established. However, the relationship between the vacuum curve and milk transfer is not well understood.

Source: Early Human Development - March 8, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Anna Maria Cannon, Vanessa Susanna Sakalidis, Ching Tat Lai, Sharon Lisa Perrella, Donna Tracy Geddes Source Type: research