Midwifery basics. Infant feeding: anatomy and physiology

Infant feeding: is the twelfth series of ‘Midwifery basics’ targeted at practising midwives, and aims to raise awareness of the impact on the work of midwives and the woman’s experience of maternity care. In this first article Joyce Marshall reviews the anatomy and physiology required to underpin the information and support provided to breastfeeding women. Midwives are encouraged to seek further information through a series of activities.