Insufficient Milk Supply
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Image: the Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Vol. 21 (3) , 145-148
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1547-5069.1989.tb00120.x
Abstract
A review of the literature reveals the phenomenon of insufficient milk supply (IMS) as being the most likely potential problem for the breastfeeding mother. This article discusses possible determinants and indicators of insufficient milk supply and proposes a conceptual definition and model.Keywords
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