title: A breastfeeding teaching tool using a sandwich analogy for latch-on.
abstract: Effective latch-on is central to comfortable, efficient breastfeeding. Since breastfeeding involves taking a large mouthful of an even larger object, a latch-on teaching model based on bottle-feeding or on suction alone may be inappropriate. A model based on the way in which an adult approaches a large sandwich, using a water balloon to demonstrate, can help a mother and baby achieve an effective latch-on for breastfeeding.
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authors.lastname: Wiessinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011187:Posture; D013664:Teaching Materials