title: Selecting pumps for breastfeeding mothers.
abstract: By understanding how a breast pump works, the nurse can suggest a pump best suited to meet the needs of the mother and her infant. When the infant is well, issues of cost and convenience can be the priority; when the infant is ill, primary considerations are how negative pressure is created, maintained, and released and how pathogens are controlled. Understanding these mechanisms helps solve technical problems that contribute to malfunction or maternal discomfort.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biancuzzo
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*