List of articles in Possums Breastfeeding & Lactation which address mechanosensing, mechanobiology, and biomechanics in lactation
Possums Breastfeeding & Lactation (PBL) FOUNDATIONS
How babies breastfeed 1. Short animation; 2. Video + animation
The mechanical effects of nipple + breast tissue drag on breastfeeding
Mechanical pressures are the engine room of breastfeeding and lactation
What causes your breast to become inflamed when you're lactating?
Why your letdowns help prevent or heal inflammation when you're lactating
PBL INTERMEDIATE
The mechanical effects of nipple + breast tissue drag on breastfeeding
Your nipple skin knows how to adapt to the mechanical pressures of breastfeeding (or pumping)
What causes nipple pain when you're breastfeeding or lactating and there's no visible break in the skin (though there may be redness and swelling)?
What causes visible nipple damage (cracks, ulcers, bruising, or other wounds) when you're breastfeeding or lactating?
PBL ADVANCED
Mechanobiology: a frontier science which explores the effects of mechanical pressures on living tissues
The difference between biomechanics and mechanobiology in breastfeeding and lactation
Knowledge of mechanobiology is essential for clinical management of breastfeeding and lactation-related problems
Ultrasound and vacuum studies elucidate the biomechanics of the infant suck cycle in breastfeeding
Intra-oral ultrasound and vacuum studies of breastfeeding infants support the mechanobiological model of lactation-related nipple pain and damage
An ultrasound study demonstrates how the biomechanics of infant suck change after a gestalt intervention
The Watson Genna et al 2021 study of the biomechanics of infant suck in breastfeeding has serious limitations
NDC mechanobiological model: hydrostatic stretching and compression acts as a mechanical Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation, downregulating breastmilk secretion
Clinical inflammation of the stroma of the lactating breast: NDC mechanobiological model
Milk ejection causes asynchronous ripples of pressure change throughout the breast stroma
Skin adapts to protect against mechanical forces