The nipple-shield sampling system: a device for measuring the dietary intake of breast-fed infants

We have devised a method for the determination of the composition of the milk infants obtain from the breast during suckling itself, suckled breast milk (SBM). The method involves the use of a nipple-shield sampling system, together with data on the pattern of milk flow from mother to infant derived...

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Published inEarly human development Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 365 - 372
Main Authors Lucas, Alan, Lucas, Penny J., Baum, J.David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.1980
Subjects
Breast Feeding
breast-fed
composition
Energy Intake
Equipment and Supplies
Female
human milk
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lactation
Milk Ejection
nipple-shield
Nipples
Pregnancy
Sucking Behavior
breast-fed
human milk
composition
nipple-shield
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Summary:We have devised a method for the determination of the composition of the milk infants obtain from the breast during suckling itself, suckled breast milk (SBM). The method involves the use of a nipple-shield sampling system, together with data on the pattern of milk flow from mother to infant derived from a cross-sectional analysis of test weighings during feeding. In this study, marked changes were demonstrated in milk fat concentration and energy value during a breast feed in 10 term infants on the sixth day postpartum. From this information the total intake of fat and energy during the feed was calculated. These preliminary findings suggest that published information on the dietary intake of breast-fed infants may need some revision.
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ISSN:0378-3782
1872-6232
DOI:10.1016/0378-3782(80)90041-9