Manoula

Each year, approximately 3.3 Million mothers initiate breastfeeding; of those approximately 50% stop breastfeeding within 2 weeks.  The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding in 2011 identifies anxiety that their baby is not receiving enough milk as one of the major reasons that mothers cease breastfeeding in the first few weeks.  Breastfeeding has numerous benefits for the health of the mother and infant and is a major initiative in infant health programs both nationally and globally.  Devices that build mothers’ confidence in their ability to nurture their child, and provide accurate data for practitioners, are critical in increasing the prevalence of breastfeeding.