Mastaitis- Postpartum care/Management

It is the inflammation of the breast usually associated with breastfeeding.

Clinical presentation

• May develop rapidly

• Breast becomes red and swollen, tenderness, warmth and burning sensation

• Fever

Non-pharmacological treatment

• Drinking plenty of liquids and resting

• Feed the baby more frequently and ensure adequate emptying

• Expressing the milk more often in non-breastfeeding mothers

Pharmacological treatment

• Flucloxacillin + amoxicillin (FDC) (PO) 500 mg 12 hourly for 5–7 days

  
  

  OR

• Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (FDC) (PO) 625 mg 12 hourly for 5–7 days

  
  

  AND

• Ibuprofen (PO) 500 mg 8 hourly for 5 days

  
  

  OR

• Paracetamol (PO) 500–1000 mg 8 hourly for 5 days