The management of lactation as a physiologic process.
Lactation is the physiologic completion of the reproductive cycle. The breast is ready to provide complete nourishment for the newborn and the normal infant has all the necessary reflexes. Mother, however, must learn to adopt her actions to complement the physiologic process for successful milk production.
D001940:Breast / Q000502:physiology*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000502:physiology
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