Breast milk production, an impressive adaptive process

Blog post / Marie-Ève Brouillette / Breast milk production, an impressive adaptive process

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Marie-Ève Brouillette, Perinatal Clinician Nurse for 10 years and Certified Lactation Consultant of the IBCLCE. Founder of private nursing perinatal services Sein-Biose. Certified as babywearing instructor and member of the INPE. Mother of 4 young kids.

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