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Comfort and Effectiveness of the Symphony Breast Pump for Mothers of Preterm Infants

Comparison of Three Suction Patterns

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 554))

Abstract

Sustaining an adequate milk volume is difficult for mothers of very-low-birth-weight (≤ 1,500 g) infants who must use a breast pump long term. A comfortable, effective, and efficient pump facilitates efforts of mothers, and may result in a greater volume of milk.

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  1. Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    P. Meier & N. Rodriguez

  2. Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    N. Hurst

  3. Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    B. Ackerman

  4. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    K. Howard & M. Allen

  5. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    J. Engstrom

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Larry K. Pickering MD

  2. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Ardythe L. Morrow PhD

  3. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico

    Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios MD

  4. Schneider Children’s Hospital at North Shore, Manhasset, New York, USA

    Richard J. Schanler MD

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Meier, P. et al. (2004). Comfort and Effectiveness of the Symphony Breast Pump for Mothers of Preterm Infants. In: Pickering, L.K., Morrow, A.L., Ruiz-Palacios, G.M., Schanler, R.J. (eds) Protecting Infants through Human Milk. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 554. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4242-8_31

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