Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump, indicates a small study ...

News Release 18-Jul-2011 Manual breast milk expression better than breast pump for poor feeders Randomized trial comparing hand expression with breast pumping for mothers of term newborns feeding ...

Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump.

Mothers of preterm infants can avoid insufficient breast milk production by combining hand techniques with electric pumping.

Hand-expressing breast milk — also known as hand expression, self-expression and manual breast expression — may become useful at any stage of the breastfeeding journey for various reasons.

The beneficial influence of two manual techniques, hand expression of colostrum and HOP in mothers with established production, requires confirmation in larger, appropriately controlled studies.

As cumbersome—and potentially dangerous—contraptions, they rarely seemed like a better option than the timeless method of manual hand expression.

These pumps may have rechargeable batteries or require a power supply. They are generally quicker and more efficient at expressing milk than manual pumps but can be noisier.

Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump, indicates a small study.

When two manual techniques are combined with electric pumping, (hand expression of colostrum and HOP once milk volume increases) both milk production and the fat content may be improved.