| Guttus, tiralatte and téterelle: a history of breast pumps. | |
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PMID: 23095190 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Breast pumps have been used since antiquity, and their form has changed with the available material. The ancient Greeks used the ceramic guttus type, both to empty the breast and feed the infant. The Romans invented glass milk-extractors, sucked by the mother herself to elevate retracted nipples. Devices in the form of a smoking pipe were in widespread use when corsets had caused an epidemic of flat nipples in the 17th century. In the 19th century, vessels to be sucked both by mother and infant were developed to facilitate breastfeeding for preterm infants. When from 1870 the role of pathogenic bacteria became known, easy and thorough cleaning became an important feature of breast pumps. The 20th century sexualized the female breast to such a degree that its nourishing function was threatened. Electric pumps, developed at the beginning of the 20th century for hospital use, found a large private market when breast feeding in public was no longer tolerated. Today, breast pumps are mainly used to enable breastfeeding mothers to return to work. |
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Michael Obladen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-11 |
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Title: Journal of perinatal medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1619-3997 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinat Med Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-10-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361031 Medline TA: J Perinat Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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