Initiation of lactation - myth or reality?

• Svetlana I. Zhdanova
• Galimova I.R.
• Idiatullina A.R.

AbstractInitiation of lactation in nulliparous women in modern pediatrics is almost never used as a rule out of ignorance of doctors about this unique opportunity. The article presents a clinical observation of the initiation of lactation in nulliparous biological mother, use the surrogate motherhood. Despite the fact that the duration of initiated breastfeeding was about 3 months and the volume of single feeding of breast milk was reached not more than 5-10% of the norm, her mother noted the high importance of this experience for the imprinting. Principles of stimulation of lactation, used for induction of lactation may be useful for mothers of extremely premature infants and all women who have problems with lactation.

Keywords:induction of lactation, physiology of lactation, lactation stimulation, domperidone, breast feeding adopted children, breast-feeding of children from surrogate mothers, breastfeeding a preterm newborn

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