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Blocked Ducts and Mastitis

Jack Newman [02 February 2010] - Mastitis is a bacterial infection of the breast that usually occurs in breastfeeding mothers. However, it can occur in women who are not breastfeeding or pregnant, and can occur even in small babies of either sex. Nobody knows exactly why some women get mastitis and others do not. Bacteria may gain access to the breast through a crack or sore in the nipple, but women without sore nipples also get mastitis, and most women with cracks in the nipple do not.

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Mastitis, what is it? Blocked ducts, how do you deal with it? This article is a free resource provided on the web site NBCI - Newman Breastfeeding Clinic & Instritute, for more detials go to: http://www.nbci.ca Blocked Ducts and Mastitis-2008.pdf (File size: 115261KB)

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