New parents need a way to assess the adequacy of their baby's breastfeeding. Health care providers, in addition, need a tool for teaching breastfeeding technique. This article describes a tool that focuses parental attention on eight elements relating to early breastfeeding: feedings, positioning, latch, suck, milk flow, intake, output, and infant weight gain. JHL 12:47-49, 1996.
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