Factores de riesgo de la mastitis infecciosa durante la lactancia
- L. Fernández
- C. García
- M. Carrera
- P. Mediano
- J.M. Rodríguez
- Maria Marin Martinez
ISSN: 0001-6640
Year of publication: 2016
Volume: 74
Issue: 11
Pages: 243-250
Type: Article
More publications in: Acta pediátrica española
Abstract
Infectious mastitis is a common condition during lactation and constitutes one of the main causes of undesired weaning. This condition should be considered as a relevant public health issue, since it deprives the mother-infant pair from the wide range of health benefits that breastfeeding provides. Nevertheless, human mastitis remains to date widely underestimated because human milk cultures are not routinely performed and only acute mastitis cases with local and systemic symptoms are usually reported. The present work constitutes a review about risk factors for infectious mastitis among breastfeeding women, including some aspects related to medical history of mother and infant, pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, and breastfeeding practices. In this sense, to improve the knowledge about these factors will allow to provide appropriate management during breastfeeding and develop strategies to prevent this condition, so that many child-mother pairs fully enjoy the benefits of breastfeeding.