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2. Intended purpose/indications
and contraindications
Intended purpose
The Symphony breast pump is a powered breast pump to be used by lactating women to express and
collect milk from their breasts.
Indications for use
The Symphony breast pump is indicated to express and collect milk from the breasts of a lactating woman.
It is also indicated to initiate, build and maintain a mother's milk supply to support the provision of human
milk for infants who are not able to directly or effectively breastfeed (e.g. latch-on problems such as flat or
inverted nipples, cleft palate and prematurity). The breast pump removes milk from affected breast/s to
alleviate the symptoms of engorgement and milk stasis as well as support the healing process of sore or
cracked nipples and mastitis.
Contraindications
There are no known contraindications for the Symphony breast pump.
3. Product description
3. 1 Symphony hospital breast pump and accessories
Medela's Symphony hospital-grade breast pump is a multi-user breast pump with research-based pumping
programs which were developed specifically to support mothers of preterm and term infants to initiate,
build and maintain an adequate milk production.
The Symphony breast pump is provided with the Symphony PLUS program card, which contains two pump
suction pattern programs.
The INITIATE program with Medela's initiation technology
The INITIATE program mimics the irregular and more rapid sucking and pausing pattern of a term
born infant in the first few days of lactation. This program is intended for use in the first few days
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after birth before secretory activation to support pump-dependent mothers to initiate milk
production.
The MAINTAIN program with Medela's 2-Phase Expression technology
The MAINTAIN program mimics the term born infant's sucking pattern during established
lactation. This program is designed to optimise milk output after secretory activation to support
mothers to build and maintain lactation.
Required accessories
Only operate the Symphony breast pump with Medela pump sets and milk bottles.
Pump sets and bottles are available as reusable or as disposable products.
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