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  2. Breast milk - Wikipedia

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    The sample on the left is the first milk produced by the mother, while the sample on the right was produced later during the same breast pumping cycle. Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breast of human females. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborn ...

  3. Breastmilk storage and handling - Wikipedia

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    Freezer with a separate door from the refrigerator. -18°C (-0.4°F) 3 months. Some sources consider breast milk to continue to be safe at 6 months when stored at -18°C regardless of the type of freezer. Deep freezer. -20°C (-4°F) 6-12 months. Storage up to 12 months is considered acceptable but not widely recommended.

  4. History and culture of breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    The history and culture of breastfeeding traces changing social, medical and legal attitudes to breastfeeding, the act of feeding a child breast milk directly from breast to mouth. Breastfeeding may be performed by the infant's mother or by a surrogate, typically called a wet nurse . Ilkhanate prince Ghazan being breastfed.

  5. Breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    Video summary of article with script. Breastfeeding, variously known as chestfeeding or nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child. [ 1 ] Breast milk may be from the breast, or may be pumped and fed to the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that breastfeeding begin within the first hour of a baby's birth and ...

  6. Lactation suppression - Wikipedia

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    Lactation suppression. Lactation suppression refers to the act of suppressing lactation by medication or other non pharmaceutical means. The breasts may become painful when engorged with milk if breastfeeding is ceased abruptly, or if never started. This may occur if a woman never initiates breastfeeding, or if she is weaning from breastfeeding ...

  7. Establishment of breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    An infant receiving breastfeeding. [1] Establishment of breastfeeding refers to the initiation of providing breast milk of mother to baby. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), [2] breastfeeding is the best way to provide nourishment, including essential nutrients, energy and antibodies, to infants and toddlers.

  8. Category:Breast milk - Wikipedia

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    Breast milk. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Human milk. Articles relating human milk, meaning breast milk, milk produced by mammary glands, located in the breast of a human female. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborns, containing fat, protein, carbohydrates ( lactose and human milk oligosaccharides) and various ...

  9. Breast engorgement - Wikipedia

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    Normal histology of the breast during lactation. Breast engorgement occurs in the mammary glands due to expansion and pressure exerted by the synthesis and storage of breast milk. It is also a main factor in altering the ability of the infant to latch-on. Engorgement changes the shape and curvature of the nipple region by making the breast ...