Hi Susan,
I think this sounds very interesting and the study design looks fine to me.
However, I'm wondering about why a mum would use a shield with a pump? Do
you really get lots of mums who have trauma due to pump use?  I'd really
like to hear some more background on this.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

>
> Second, since our practice unfortunately deals with a lot of
iatrogenically induced
> low supply, some physiologic low supply, a fair proportion of premie
twins, and
> moms that wouldn't breastfeed at all if they didn't have the baby nurse
take over
> during the night,  we have to deal with the realities of pump use and the
trauma that
> can sometimes induce.  I'm thinking of doing a blindFOLDED study on breast
shields
> for pumping.
>

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