We observed additional milk could be expressed following pumping using hand techniques. We explored the effect on production of hand expression of colostrum and hands-on pumping (HOP) of mature milk.

Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump.

News Release 18-Jul-2011 Manual breast milk expression better than breast pump for poor feeders Randomized trial comparing hand expression with breast pumping for mothers of term newborns feeding ...

Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump, indicates a small study ...

Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump, indicates a small study.

Introduction Breastfeeding is the biological norm for infant nutrition. In certain scenarios, feeding at the breast is not possible, because of either maternal or neonatal reasons. In those cases, ...

No doubt, using a breast pump to express breast milk doesn’t rank very highly on any woman’s list of Fun Things To Do. The manual pumps can be downright painful; their motorized brethren tug ...