Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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Author: Brown, Judith E.
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To describe: The stages of lactogenesis, including the time frame of breastfeeding, location, milk composition changes, and milk production changes.
Introduction: Lactogenesis refers to the onset of milk production in the breasts of a woman during pregnancy and after childbirth. It also includes the physiological changes in the mammary gland from pre-sectory stage of pregnancy to secretory stage of postpartum.
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