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Lactation Consultant

Category - Physiology

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You have just met your client. The mother will be delivering her baby in about 3 weeks. The mother wants to breastfeed but she has mastitis. What should you tell the mother about mastitis and breastfeeding?
  1. Mastitis is a contraindication for breast feeding.
  2. The mother-to-be can breastfeed despite the mastitis.
  3. Mastitis can pass the infectious organism to the infant.
  4. Mastitis is always too painful for the mother to breastfeed.
Explanation
Answer: B - The mother-to-be can breastfeed despite the mastitis. However, it may be too painful for some breastfeeding mothers.
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