Pediatric Pearls: Another look at Antenatal Milk Expression (AME)

April 2, 2024

I am attending this week and we have several mothers who brought in colostrum obtained during antenatal milk expression. I shared the DAME Study with the residents wanted to see what else has been published on the topic.

Background

Human milk production begins around the 16th week of pregnancy. Antenatal milk expression is when a woman uses hand expressio…