Biomechanical analysis of the three recommended breastfeeding positions.

Background: For maternal and infant benefits, cradle, cross-cradle and football hold positions have been recommended and widely utilized by mothers during breastfeeding (BF) tasks. There is paucity of data on the biomechanical costs of these BF positions.

Objective: This study evaluated the trunk lean angles and electromyographic (EMG) activities of the trunk muscles during these BF positions.