Breast Pump on Shabbat with Partial Nursing

Work performed by a gentile on Shabbos

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Question

For a woman who finds it difficult to nurse, and part of the baby's nutrition is breast milk and part is formula, is it permissible for her to use an electric breast pump on Shabbat if it is operated by a non-Jew?

Answer

Shalom Rav

There is no permission to pump milk for the baby when he is not dependent on this milk.

[When there is a need for the mother, such as in the case of engorgement, there are times when it is permitted].

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