Normal nipple position in term infants measured on breastfeeding ultrasound.
J Hum Lact
; 23(1): 52-9, 2007 Feb.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17293551
ABSTRACT
Nipple position is believed to influence breastfeeding success. To investigate this belief, submental ultrasound images were obtained during breastfeeding of normal term infants. This study measured nipple to hard-soft palate distance (NHSPD) in 18 mother-infant pairs during the first and fourth weeks of life. Median NHSPD was 5 mm (interquartile 4, 6 mm). There were no significant differences in median NHSPD between first, second, and fifth minutes of feeding (P = .675) or between week 1 and week 4 (P = .320). The nipple was not stationary during feeding, with mean nipple movement of 4.0 -/+ 1.3 mm. Further research is required with more infants to confirm the boundaries of normality for ultrasound measurements of nipple position during successful breastfeeding.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducta en la Lactancia
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Lactancia
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Pezones
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hum Lact
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia