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Lactation problems

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Lactation problems occur when the mother has difficulty producing or maintaining enough breast milk for her child.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Pregnancy complications

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Very common

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