Effective lactation and expression of breast milk

Abstract

Adequate nutrition is a key component of the health and optimal growth of a newborn child. The article presents recommendations on support of breastfeeding in healthy newborns, as well as clinical experience in terms of organization of breastfeeding, maintenance of lactation in the mother in case of birth of sick and prematurely born child, indications for breast milk expression. Experience and effectiveness assessment of clinical and individual breast pumps is described. The issues of differentiated consultation on feeding premature infants with various pathologies and optimal conditions of breast milk expression are considered.

Keywords

• newborn
• breastfeeding
• breast milk
• expression
• breast pump