ANATOMICAL ASPECTS OF
LACTATION (INFANT FEEDING)
Infant feeding is of great importance. It is a “must” to
meet nutritional as well as emotional and psychological needs of the infant.
The basic food of infant feeding is milk breastfeeding is the most natural
method and, in feet, the supreme gift. Artificial feeding should not be the
first choice, except for a compulsive situation. It exposes the infant to risks,
especially infections, leading to considerable morbidity and mortality,
especially in the developing world.
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Milk is produced in the sac-like spaces, alveoli, of the
glandular tissue of breast. From alveoli, about 20 small ducts carry milk to their own dilated ends, lactiferous
sinuses, which lie under the areola and store milk. From these sinuses, milk
passes on to the nipple for supply to the infant.
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