Physiology of Human Lactation and Strategies to Support Milk Supply for Breastfeeding

Written By Britt Pados

In this paper, we review the physiology of human lactation and describe strategies that can be used to help support milk supply in the first hours to weeks after birth. We also describe normal feeding volumes for breastfeeding infants.

Authors: Britt Pados & Lindsey Camp

Publication information: Nursing for Women’s Health, doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2024.01.007

This paper is available open access until September 2nd, 2024 , click here.

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