[Effect of the vacuum stimuli on length nipple-areola complex of the woman lactation mammary gland].

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of vacuum stimuli on time increasing and decreasing of the length areola-nipple complex lactating women. At the maximum comfortable vacuum (140-160 mm Hg) length areola increases for 90-100 ms to maximum length. After vacuum stimuli were off a length of areola was decreased and reach the rest level for 120-150 ms. The length of the nipple was unchanged. This data it is necessary to optimize work breast pump with tactile component. The temporal characteristics of the length of areola under the influence of physiologically acceptable vacuum indicate that in breast pump with tactile component compression stimuli should act on the areola not less that 100 ms after the beginning of vacuum stimuli.