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  "title": "Breast pumps for hands-free use while working or resting",
  "question": "Which breast pumps can be used hands-free while the user is working or resting?",
  "answer": "MEDELA Freestyle Flex: Users often praise the small, light, cordless pump and ability to move around when paired with a pumping bra. Others say the bottles limit real mobility because bending can spill milk and the pump lacks a belt clip or neck strap. The built-in rechargeable battery is rated for two hours of use between charges and charges through USB-C; only the supplied adapter and cable should be used.\n\nMedela Harmony® Breast Pump with PersonalFit Flex™: It is a manually operated, personal-use pump for a lactating woman to express and collect milk from one breast at a time, and it is intended for one user only.\n\nMedela Harmony: Harmony is a personal-use manual pump for a lactating woman to express and collect breast milk; it is intended for one user only. Use rapid presses on the short handle side to stimulate flow, then slower presses on the long side to express; the user controls speed and intensity.",
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  "market": "US",
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