Table 2.

Relevant terms and definitions

Terms	Definitions
Exclusive breastfeeding	The infant receives nothing but milk from the breast, vitamin D and essential medication
Hands-on latch intervention	Hospital staff, another person or relative uses their own hands to try to attach the infant to the breast with a grip around the infant’s neck and a grip around the mother’s breast/nipple sometimes using more or less force
Latch-on/latching	The infant is sustained attached to the breast with a wide open mouth over the nipple and the areola or parts of the areola and tongue in close contact with the lower part of the areola
Latching regularly	The mother perceives that the infant wants to breastfeed; the infant responds by latching-on the breast when it is offered
Nipple shield	Small plastic or rubber device shaped like the nipple that is placed over the nipple before latching
No separation	Mother and infant have skin-to-skin contact directly after birth and stay together during the first hour
Partial breastfeeding	Breastfeeding occurs regularly but the infant is also given supplementation or has started to eat solid food
Sucking	The infant is sucking the breast with rhythmic movements with pauses in between