In this lesson, you will learn to: Identify clinical presentation of inflammatory mastitis, bacterial mastitis, and breast abscess. Identify appropriate management strategies to support breastfeeding parents experiencing inflammatory mastitis, bacterial mastitis, and breast abscess. Click on the topic 1 below to start.
In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize why ductal narrowing occurs and how it impacts breastfeeding. Identify appropriate management strategies to support parents experiencing ductal narrowing. Inflammation and narrowing of the milk ducts occurs in response to alveolar distention and congestion of fluids in the glandular tissues.11 This inflammation and narrowing will worsen when […]
In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize why postpartum engorgement occurs and how it impacts breastfeeding. Identify appropriate prevention and management strategies to support parents experiencing postpartum engorgement. Describe reverse pressure softening and manual lymphatic drainage techniques. Breast engorgement in the postpartum period is caused by 1) accumulation of breastmilk, 2) vascular congestion, and […]
Mastitis is defined as inflammation of the breast tissue that may or may not be associated with an infection.11 Previously it was thought that mastitis was primarily caused by milk stasis (restricted milk flow), but we now understand there are several factors that contribute to mastitis, including disruption of the breast microbiome and hyperlactation.11 […]
In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize different breast variations and how breastfeeding might be impacted. Identify appropriate management strategies and interventions to support parents with breast variations. Parents with smaller breasts can be reassured that breast size alone does not determine milk supply, and many parents with smaller breasts produce more than enough […]
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Mastitis is defined as inflammation of the breast tissue that may or may not be associated with an infection.11 Previously it was thought that mastitis was primarily caused by milk stasis (restricted milk flow), but we now understand there are several factors that contribute to mastitis, including disruption of the breast microbiome and hyperlactation.11 […]
In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize different breast variations and how breastfeeding might be impacted. Identify appropriate management strategies and interventions to support parents with breast variations. Parents with smaller breasts can be reassured that breast size alone does not determine milk supply, and many parents with smaller breasts produce more than enough […]
In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize how breastfeeding may be impacted by nipple variations. Identify appropriate management strategies and interventions to support parents with nipple variations. Identify considerations for the use of nipple shields and recommendations for proper fit. Click on the topic 1 below to start. << Back Next >>
In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize why breastfeeding-related pain and discomfort occurs. Recognize the impact of breastfeeding-related pain on the breastfeeding dyad. Identify appropriate management strategies and interventions to support parents who experience breastfeeding-related pain and discomfort. Click on the topic 1 below to start.