#lactation

• Acromastitis — Acute or chronic inflammation of the nipple; a pathological process strictly localized within the superficial tissue structures of the mammary nipple and areola. This clinical condition manifests through pronounced erythema, localized edema, sharp tenderness, and cutaneous fissures, frequently occurring during lactation due to microtraumas or secondary bacterial infections.
• Agalactia — A pathological condition characterized by the complete absence of milk secretion in the mother (human or female mammals) after childbirth. This structural and functional disorder can be caused by severe endocrine dysfunctions, malformations of the mammary glands, intense febrile states, strong emotional stress, or malnutrition.
• Breastfeed — The act of a mother (or a female mammal) feeding a newborn or offspring with milk produced by her own mammary glands, directly from the breast or through natural lactation. In a physiological and medical sense, it represents an essential biological process for transferring nutrients, antibodies, and hormones required for the optimal development of the child's immune and structural system.
• Breastfeeding — The act of breastfeeding and its result; the period of time and the natural physiological process through which an infant is fed with breast milk. It represents a critical stage in postnatal care, globally recognized by health organizations for its major emotional, immunological, and nutritional benefits to both mother and child.
• Breastfed — Having been fed with breast milk directly from the mother's breast; being in the period of natural lactation or having benefited from the specific nutrition of the first months of life. As a neuter noun (in the phrase 'la alăptat'), the term denotes the act, custom, or time interval dedicated to infant feeding.