Lactation failure

In breastfeeding, lactation failure may refer to:

• Primary lactation failure, a cause of low milk supply in breastfeeding mothers
• Cessation of breastfeeding before the mother had planned to stop, usually as a result of breastfeeding difficulties
• Low milk supply in general
• Inability to establish breastfeeding, which may be caused by delayed onset of lactation

Lactation failure can result in neonatal jaundice.

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