Mastitis
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Mastitis Prevention
Prevention of mastitis includes:
Learn how to breastfeed properly.
Alternate breasts properly when breast feeding:
Empty one breast before switching to the other breast.
Change your body position for each feeding.
Do not allow your baby to use the breast as a pacifier.
Use a breast pump if the breast becomes engorged.
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Last Updated: Oct 15, 2007
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Norlock FE. Benign breast pain in women: a practical approach to evaluation and treatment. J Am Med Womens Assoc. 2002 Spring;57(2):85-90.
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