A portable, hands-free and user friendly breast pump for facilitating
breast-feeding, incorporates a dome-shaped housing having a servomotor
mechanism; a hat-shaped flange having a chamber portion, a brim portion
and an outlet, the chamber portion being formed so as to be placed over a
nipple on a breast so as to define a chamber between the flange and the
breast, and the brim portion being formed to surround the nipple and
thereby form a suction seal therebetween; and a one-way venting element
formed to operatively communicate with the chamber so as to vent pumped
milk from the chamber via the outlet. The housing, the flange and the
venting element are connected into an integral device held against the
breast and underneath clothing so as to keep the integral device hidden.
Breast milk is collected via a plastic collection bag that connects
directly with the pump underneath clothing such that the milk is isolated
from any contaminants in the air and may be easily stored immediately
after being collected.