| abstract |
A novel apparatus, a multicomponent system, and methods for using this system, for facilitating and augmenting milk removal from the breast of a mammal. Specifically, the system of the invention facilitates initiation of the mother's milk ejection reflex. It accomplishes this by providing auditory stimulus of the form of various sounds to the mother to facilitate to initiation, intensity, and sustaining of her milk ejection reflex. The auditory stimulus is played in conjunction with the action of a breast pump (10). |