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''There is no need to routinely interrupt breastfeeding with puerperal mastitis. Encourage frequent breast emptying which in itself is therapeutic''
*No need to routinely interrupt breastfeeding with puerperal mastitis.
*For mild symptoms <24 hours, supportive care may be sufficient<ref name="Amir">Amir LH. ABM Clinical Protocol #4: Mastitis, Revised March 2014. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2014;9(5):239-243. doi:10.1089/bfm.2014.9984.</ref>
**Effective milk removal (frequent breast feeding - use pumping to augment milk removal)
**Analgesia (NSAIDs)


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Revision as of 22:03, 7 September 2015

  • No need to routinely interrupt breastfeeding with puerperal mastitis.
  • For mild symptoms <24 hours, supportive care may be sufficient[1]
    • Effective milk removal (frequent breast feeding - use pumping to augment milk removal)
    • Analgesia (NSAIDs)

Antibiotics

Treatment directed at S. aureus and Strep and E. coli

  1. ↑ Amir LH. ABM Clinical Protocol #4: Mastitis, Revised March 2014. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2014;9(5):239-243. doi:10.1089/bfm.2014.9984.
  2. ↑ Levine BL. 2011 EMRA Antibiotic Guide. EMRA. Pg 78.
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