title: A breastfeeding evaluation and education tool.
abstract: New parents needs a way to assess the adequacy of their baby's breastfeeding. Health care providers, in addition, need a tool for teaching breastfeeding technique. This article describes a tool that focuses parental attention on eight elements relating to early breastfeeding: feedings, positioning, latch, suck, milk flow, intake, output, and infant weight gain.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Tobin
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015430:Weight Gain