ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2016
Which breast pump for which mother: an evidence-based approach to individualizing breast pump technology.
Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Incidence and factors influencing delayed onset of lactation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Pooled it
- The challenges of medically complex breastfed children and their families: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- The effect of foot reflexology on the volume and composition of breast milk in mothers of premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Biomarker-based text messages to promote lactation success in mothers of critically Ill infants: a randomized controlled pilot study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Trial
- Effect of lullaby on volume, fat, total protein and albumin concentration of breast milk in premature infants' mothers admitted to NICU: a randomized controlled trial.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Trial
- Breast shield design impacts milk removal dynamics during pumping: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2020Trial
- Exclusively Pumping Women's Milk Production and Pumping and Feeding Dynamics-An Online Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of Milk Removal Efficiency and Maternal Perception Between a Hospital-Grade and Personal-Use Pump.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal Experiences with Exclusive Pumping-An Online Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Breast Milk Expression Frequency and Production, Na Concentrations and Na:K Ratios in the First 4 Weeks After Preterm Birth.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Pumps, patriarchy, and profits: the rise of breast pumping and "human milk feeding" and why preserving "breastfeeding" is important.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding Measurement - How Do We Define and Measure Breastfeeding Cessation Across Scientific Disciplines?Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2025Article
- Characteristics and experiences of lactating women with measured low milk production.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
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- Type and Volume of Milk Intake in Premature Infants <33 Weeks Gestational Age in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mother's Own Milk Provision During the First 12 Weeks of Life by Gestational Age.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Maternal and Infant Characteristics and Pumping Profiles of Women That Predominantly Pump Milk for Their Infants.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Views on wet nursing and expressing breastmilk for sharing and human milk bank donation among mothers in two parenting social media communities in Vietnam.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Early postpartum pumping behaviors, pumped milk volume, and achievement of secretory activation in breast pump-dependent mothers of preterm infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Observational
- Quantifying the Association between Pump Use and Breastfeeding Duration.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
The majority of new mothers in the United States use breast pumps in the first 4 months postbirth in order to achieve their personal human milk feeding goals. Although these mothers seek guidance from health-care professionals with respect to the type and use of breast pumps, there are few evidence-based guidelines to guide this professional advice. This paper reviews the evidence to facilitate professional individualization of breast pump recommendations using three categories of literature: the infant as the gold standard to which the pump is compared; the degree of maternal breast pump dependency (for example, the extent to which the breast pump replaces the infant for milk removal and mammary gland stimulation); and the stage of lactation for which the pump replaces the infant. This review can also serve to inform public and private payers with respect to individualizing breast pump type to mother-infant dyad characteristics.
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