Breast feeding quantification
First Claim
1. A method for quantifying breastfeeding between a mother and a baby, the method comprising:
- measuring a physiological volume indicative of stomach fullness volume for the baby;
setting a signal threshold value of the physiological volume to correspond to a stomach level that is less than or equal to the stomach fullness volume;
obtaining an objective measurement of the physiological volume indicative of a level of fullness of the baby'"'"'s stomach; and
providing an indication to the mother when the objective measurement equals or exceeds the signal threshold value.
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Abstract
Presented is a method for quantifying breastfeeding between a mother and a baby, the method including measuring a physiological volume indicative of stomach fullness volume for the baby; setting a signal threshold value of the physiological volume to correspond to a stomach level that is less than or equal to the stomach fullness volume; obtaining an objective measurement of the physiological volume indicative of a level of fullness of the baby'"'"'s stomach; and providing an indication to the mother when the objective measurement equals or exceeds the'"'"'signal threshold value.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for quantifying breastfeeding between a mother and a baby, the method comprising:
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measuring a physiological volume indicative of stomach fullness volume for the baby; setting a signal threshold value of the physiological volume to correspond to a stomach level that is less than or equal to the stomach fullness volume; obtaining an objective measurement of the physiological volume indicative of a level of fullness of the baby'"'"'s stomach; and providing an indication to the mother when the objective measurement equals or exceeds the signal threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for training a mother to recognize when her breastfeeding baby is receiving adequate nutrition, the method comprising:
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providing a device adapted to supply a measurement of a physiological trait indicative of stomach fullness volume for the baby over at least one time period during which at least one breastfeeding event occurs; providing instructions to the mother with respect to expected traits exhibited by a baby with a full or mostly full stomach; and demonstrating a correlation between the measurement and the expected traits exhibited by a baby with a full or mostly full stomach. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for training a mother to recognize when her breastfeeding baby is receiving adequate nutrition, the method comprising:
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setting a signal threshold value of a physiological volume to correspond to a stomach level that is less than or equal to a stomach fullness volume; obtaining an objective measurement of the physiological volume indicative of a level of fullness of the baby'"'"'s stomach; and providing an indication to the mother when the objective measurement equals or exceeds the signal threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method for quantifying breastfeeding between a mother and a baby, the mother having a breast, the method comprising:
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measuring a physiological trait indicative of breast fullness volume of the breast; setting a signal threshold value of the physiological trait to correspond to a reduction in breast level that is less than or equal to the breast fullness volume; obtaining an objective measurement of the physiological trait indicative of a reduction in level of fullness of the mother'"'"'s breast; and providing an indication to the mother when the objective measurement equals or exceeds the signal threshold value.
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