Lactation failure explained

Lactation failure
Field:	Family medicine

In breastfeeding, lactation failure may refer to:

• Primary lactation failure, a cause of low milk supply in breastfeeding mothers
• Cessation of breastfeeding before the mother had planned to stop, usually as a result of breastfeeding difficulties
• Low milk supply in general
• Inability to establish breastfeeding, which may be caused by delayed onset of lactation

Lactation failure can result in neonatal jaundice.^[1]

References

• Book: Lawrence, Ruth A. . Human Lactation 2 . 283–291 . Maternal Factors in Lactation Failure . Springer US . Boston, MA . 1986 . 978-1-4615-7209-1 . 10.1007/978-1-4615-7207-7_25 .
• Book: Lawrence, Ruth . Breastfeeding : a guide for the medical profession, 8th edition . Elsevier . Philadelphia, PA . 2016 . 978-0-323-35776-0 . 836.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jaundice and breastfeeding: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. medlineplus.gov. en. 2018-11-07.