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Table 3 Breast fullness and percent available milk removed (PAMR) overall and during each of the milk ejections (MEs)

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

 

Infant-derived pattern

2-phase pattern

n

mean (SD)

n

mean (SD)

Breast fullness (proportion)

20

0.6 (0.3)

20

0.5 (0.3)

Available milk (ml)

20

109.1 (35.3)

20

107 (52.6)

PAMR Total (%)

20

52.2 (22.3)

20

58.2 (28.4)

PAMR ME1 (%)

20

23.8 (20.6)

20

25.0 (14.1)

PAMR ME2 (%)

18

21.4 (15.9)

19

24.4 (19.9)

PAMR ME3 (%)

13

10.6 (5.9)

11

13.8 (7.6)

PAMR ME4 (%)

4

5.3 (3.1)

2

10.4 (8.5)