Ultrasound reveals the mechanics of breastfeeding
MAY 12, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024323
New Scientist : Do suckling babies extract milk by squeezing the nipple like a milkmaid or by sucking from the nipple like a milking machine? Donna Geddes from the University of Western Australia found in favor of sucking after they combined ultrasound movies of suckling infants with measurements of the pressure the babies created as they fed. The results could help solve the problem of why some babies don’t take up breast feeding.
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