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Article: Unequal this normal milk output between breasts.
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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Mothers of a preterm infant who is hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to immaturity and perhaps other medical problems are separated from their baby after birth. These mothers must use an electric breast pump to initiate and maintain their milk supply because their baby is not able to suckle at breast. Often these mothers experience more milk coming out of one breast than the other when they express their milk via a breast pump. Some wonder, "Is this normal?"
This important question asked by pump-dependent mothers of a non-nursing preterm infant was the impetus to re-examine our data from our last study. We asked if there was a difference in milk ...
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