METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING BREASTFEEDING
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1. A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast, comprising determining variations in a multiplication between electric resistance of the breast and electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, and correlating said variations in said multiplication to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast is disclosed. The method comprises: determining variations in electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, and correlating the electric capacitance variations to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
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- 1. A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast, comprising determining variations in a multiplication between electric resistance of the breast and electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, and correlating said variations in said multiplication to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
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- 20. A breastfeeding monitor system, comprising a measuring unit adapted for measuring variations in a multiplication between electric resistance of the breast and electric capacitance of a breast during breastfeeding, and a processing unit for correlating said variations in said multiplication to an amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast.
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- 37. A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast, comprising determining variations in electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, and correlating said electric capacitance variations to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
- 45. A breastfeeding monitor system, comprising a capacitance measuring unit adapted for measuring variations in electric capacitance of a breast during breastfeeding, and a processing unit for correlating said electric capacitance variations to an amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast.
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