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lactation

[lak-tey-shuhn] / lækˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
sucking
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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One plaintiff was flagged for excessive time off-task for pumping in the company’s lactation room, the lawsuit said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“It’s often misattributed to postpartum depression,” says lactation consultant Allison Alexander.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026

In addition to the new family TSA lane, airport officials also unveiled a new lactation pod in the Terminal C baggage claim area to provide mothers with a place to nurse in private.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025

“Women live longer, they experience different things like pregnancy and lactation, menstruation and menopause, and they have different disease risks,” said Dr. McKale Montgomery, a nutritionist at Oklahoma State University.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025

With the cessation of lactation the female reenters somer and becomes once more a perfect androgyne.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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