lactation
Mammalian milk secretion
Lactation is the production of milk by mammary glands, typically following childbirth.
The term covers both the biological process and the period during which a mother nurses: She experienced pain during lactation.
A lactation consultant helps new mothers with breastfeeding difficulties.
The verb is lactate.
Medical caretaking profession
- latchDoor-securing catch
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
expressing · weaning · suckle · mastitis · nipple · foremilk · hindmilk · fenugreek
Initial postpartum milk
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
fats · vitamins · calories · hydration · diet · minerals · iron · calcium
Milk-based foods collectively
After childbirth period
- bondingForming close connections
- newbornInfant just delivered
- maternityState of being pregnant
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
skin-to-skin · rooming-in · maternal · attachment · motherly · caregiving · on-demand · wet-nurse
Of milk glands
- glandsSecreting organs
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
ducts · lactogenesis · secretion · lobules · involution · endocrine · estrogen · progesterone
nursing
Medical caretaking profession
- latchDoor-securing catch
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
colostrum · expressing · weaning · suckle · mastitis · nipple · foremilk · hindmilk · fenugreek · tongue-tie
colostrum
Initial postpartum milk
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
proteins · fats · vitamins · calories · hydration · diet · minerals · iron · calcium · microbiome
dairy
Milk-based foods collectively
calf · kid · lamb · foal · mammal · goat · cow · sheep · ewe · doe
postpartum
After childbirth period
nurturing · skin-to-skin · rooming-in · maternal · attachment · motherly · caregiving · on-demand · wet-nurse
mammary
Of milk glands
- glandsSecreting organs
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
alveoli · ducts · lactogenesis · secretion · lobules · involution · endocrine · estrogen · progesterone · biosynthesis
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- horseshorse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- Baby Feedingbreastfeeding, bottle feeding, formula, infant formula, bib
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration
lactationgestation
Carrying offspring in womb
pregnancy · weaning · conception · estrus · ovulation
- lactation stationRoom for breastfeeding mothers
- lactation roomSpace for breastfeeding mothers
- lactation supportHelp with nursing infants
- lactation consultantsSpecialists in infant nursing