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. Expressing ...

We previously reported that preterm mothers’ milk production can exceed levels of term mothers by using early hand expression and hands-on pumping (HOP) with the highest production (955 ml per day) in ...

July 23, 2009 — Mothers of preterm infants can avoid insufficient breast milk production by combining hand techniques with electric pumping, according to results of an observational study reported ...

Breastfeeding is supposed to be natural, right? Between all the pump parts, bottle parts, nursing covers, nursing pillows, nipple shields, and nipple creams you’ve amassed you may have started to ...

If you're curious about how to hand express breast milk for your baby, look no further! We turned to the experts to learn everything you need to know. Aliseenko/Getty Images Medically reviewed by ...

Almost all the mothers (97%) assigned to manual expression were breastfeeding compared with just under 73% of those assigned to the breast pump. Most who used a breast pump at 2 months said they did ...