Relactation—I. Proposal of a technique to facilitate stimulation of lactation

Abstract

The authors propose a relactation technique to be used with mothers of children readmitted to the Campinas Maternity, to the Clinics of the Medical School (UNICAMP) and to the Institute of Pediatrics (UNICAMP) who were not nursing their babies at the breast for several reasons. The authors put into practice a simple method consisting of stimulating breast suction by means of an adult type naso‐gastric catheter, adapted to the nipple, through which complementary feeding is provided using milk from a human‐milk bank or cow milk, while the lactic production is not restored. The technique is mainly based in intense psychological help and counseling, frequent and repeated suctions of the nipple to stimulate the production of prolactin, as well as complementary feeding to reinforce suction.

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†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

‡‡Institute of Pediatrics

§Campinas Maternity

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

§Campinas Maternity

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

§Campinas Maternity

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

§Campinas Maternity

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

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Notes on contributors

Jose Martins Filho† ‡‡ §

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP) ‡‡Institute of Pediatrics §Campinas Maternity

Cesar A.A. Sanged‡ §

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP) §Campinas Maternity

Maria Aparecida Brenelli†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

G. Barbieri Ferreira§

§Campinas Maternity

Fernandes Mathiazzi†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

Joao Luiz Kobel§

§Campinas Maternity

Izilda Rodrigues†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

Ligia Bailoni Narbot†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

Alfredo Daniel Junior†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

Curci Da Silva†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)

Gioconda Picarelli Russo†

†Dept. of Pediatrics (UNICAMP)