METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF EARLY HYPOGALACTIA Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G01N33/483 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves a comparative assessment of crystallographic morphology of breast secretion taken as soon as an act of delivery starts, and on the second postpartum day. If the crystallographic morphology of breast secretion remains unchanged on the first and second postpartum days as compared to that at the start of the act of delivery, an absolute probability of early hypogalactia is predicted. If the crystallographic morphology of breast secretion remains unchanged on the first postpartum day, however changes on the second postpartum day as compared to one at the start of the act of delivery, a probability of early hypogalactia is 70.3%; changes in the crystallographic morphology of breast secretion on the first postpartum day as compared to the start of the act of delivery testifies to physiological colostrum production.

EFFECT: method is non-invasive, safe for both a mother, and an infant, accessible; it provides the more accurate prediction of early hypogalactia.

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