title: Effects of early suckling of cesarean-born babies on lactation.
abstract: This study examines the effect of early suckling of mothers giving birth by cesarean section on milk ejection periods. Colostrum and milk ejection periods of 20 mothers who suckled their infants early and those of 20 who suckled late and provided supplementary food to their infants were observed. The colostrum and milk ejection periods of the early-suckled compared to the late-suckled group showed a significant statistical difference. The results show that the chance of the infants born by cesarean section of being fed by maternal milk could be increased by early and regular suckling of the maternal milk.
authors.affiliation: Hayat Hospital, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sözmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003126:Colostrum / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin