Titre : | Normal nipple position in term infants measured on breastfeeding ultrasound (2007) |
Auteurs : | LA Jacobs, Auteur ; JE Dickinson, Auteur ; PD Hart, Auteur ; DA Doherty, Auteur |
Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
Dans : | Journal of Human Lactation (Vol.23 n°1, Février 2007) |
Article en page(s) : | p.52-59 |
Note générale : | PMID: 17293551 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | PE_ |
Catégories : | Mamelon ; Palais ; Position d'allaitement |
Mots-clés: | Ultrason |
Résumé : | Nipple position is believed to influence breastfeeding success. To investigate this belief, submental ultrasound images were obtained during breastfeeding of normal term infants. This study measured nipple to hard-soft palate distance (NHSPD) in 18 mother-infant pairs during the first and fourth weeks of life. Median NHSPD was 5 mm (interquartile: 4, 6 mm). There were no significant differences in median NHSPD between first, second, and fifth minutes of feeding (P = .675) or between week 1 and week 4 (P = .320). The nipple was not stationary during feeding, with mean nipple movement of 4.0 -/+ 1.3 mm. Further research is required with more infants to confirm the boundaries of normality for ultrasound measurements of nipple position during successful breastfeeding. |