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Table 1 Maternal and infant characteristics

From: Comparison of maternal milk ejection characteristics during pumping using infant-derived and 2-phase vacuum patterns

 

Mean (SD)

Range

Mother

Age (years)

34 (6)

28–45

Parity

2 (1)

1–4

Infant

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

38 (2)

33–40

Current age (weeks)

17 (13)

1–40

Breastfeeding

Storage capacity left breast (ml)

219 (76)

114–323

Storage capacity right breast (ml)

181 (59)

114–303

Number of feeds in 24 h

11 (2)

7-14

Milk consumed from left breast (ml)

389 (160)

115–612

Milk consumed from right breast (ml)

328 (116)

132–552

Total volume milk consumed in 24 h (ml)

781 (139)

628–1038