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AFTER-MILK [1 record]

Record 1 2003-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perinatal Period
  • Baby and Child Care
DEF

The milk taken from the breast at the end of a feed.

OBS

It has been suggested that the fat content of breast milk increases during a feed. Thus the after-milk should contain more fat than the milk removed from the breast at the beginning of a feed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périnatalité
  • Soins du bébé et puériculture

Spanish

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