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Postpartum Breast Pain Definition
Common names:
  • Breast Pain (post partum)
  • Breast Pain after Delivery
  • Pain in the Breast after Delivery
  • Painful Breast after Delivery
  • Postpartum Breast Pain
A woman with postpartum breast pain has discomfort in the breast after delivery of an infant.

The most common causes of postpartum breast pain are mastitis and breast engorgement.

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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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