A premature newborn is unable to suck at the breast.The nurse plans care for the mother,who is going to hand-express milk.Arrange the steps for instruction to the mother in logical order to teach her this technique of milk expression.

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B) The mother should place her thumb at 12 o'clock and her index finger at 6 o'clock around the areola to create a C shape for milk expression. 
D) The mother should stretch the areola back toward her chest wall without lifting her fingers off the breast to help with milk expression. 
A) The mother should roll her thumb and fingers simultaneously forward to compress the milk ducts to express the milk. 
C) The sequence of steps should be repeated multiple times to fully drain the breast.

A Premature Newborn Is Unable to Suck at the Breast