The Nest 43: Prevention of Lactational Mastitis for a Successful Breastfeeding
Nutrition Health & Wellness
Maternal Nutrition
21 min read
43 Issues
This issue of The Nest brings into attention practical aspects related to mastitis prevention, including the role of probiotics. Lactational mastitis is one of the most common problems encountered in the breastfeeding mother and is often a cause of breastfeeding cessation. Growing evidence in the last decade suggests there is a role for the human milk microbiota, and its changes, in the appearance of a mastitis. This publication brings into attention not only practical aspects related to mastitis prevention, including the role of probiotics.
Author(s):
Gillian A. Ryan, Chittaranjan N. Purandare, Michelle McGuire, Jose Antonio Hurtado Suazo, María Eugenia Flores-Quijano
