Breastfeeding difficulties
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Breastfeeding difficulties refers to problems that arise from breastfeeding, the feeding of an infant or young child with milk from a woman's breasts. Although babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk, and human breast milk is usually the best source of nourishment for human infants,[1] there are circumstances under which breastfeeding can be problematic, or even in rare instances, contraindicated.
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Infant nurses through nipple shield, a device which can assist with certain breastfeeding difficulties. | |
Specialty | Obstetrics, pediatrics, midwifery |
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Difficulties can arise both in connection with the act of breastfeeding and with the health of the nursing infant.