>How many of you have experience with antepartum mastitis?  I have just come
>across the third case of my career.  I have had a few nonpuerperal mastitis
>cases, too.  The literature says to treat antepartum mastitis with IV
>antibiotics.  From my experience, it certainly seems that oral antibiotics
>alone can lead to a recurrence......V. Nichols-Johnson, MD

I would also like to know more about this, as I was asked a few days ago
about what to advise a pregnant woman who had a blocked duct. Normally,
during lactation, she should express/feed, etc to clear the blockage, but
what should she do in this situation? And if left untreated, could it lead
to mastitis? I wasn't sure what to suggest.

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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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