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Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation pp 263–264Cite as

Physiology of Breastmilk Expression Using an Electric Breast Pump

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There has been a recent increase in both the use and variety of breast pumps. Although current breast pump designs are based on attempts to simulate infant sucking actions, formal evaluations of breast pumps are lacking with assessments of efficiency being limited to user responses and testimonials. We have developed a procedure for the objective determination of breast pump efficiency and have investigated milk removal from one breast over a 5-minute period in 30 women using an electric breast pump (vacuum pattern of the Medela Classic; Medela AG, Baar, Switzerland). These data were then compared to breastfeeding characteristics.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6907, Australia

    Peter E. Hartmann & Leon R. Mitoulas

  2. Women and Infants Research Foundation, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, 6008, Australia

    Lyle C. Gurrin

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Margarett K. Davis

  2. New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA

    Charles E. Isaacs

  3. University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden

    Lars Å. Hanson

  4. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Anne L. Wright

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Hartmann, P.E., Mitoulas, L.R., Gurrin, L.C. (2002). Physiology of Breastmilk Expression Using an Electric Breast Pump. In: Davis, M.K., Isaacs, C.E., Hanson, L.Å., Wright, A.L. (eds) Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 503. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0559-4_41

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