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Breast engorgement

Known as: ENGORGEMENT BREAST, engorged breast, engorged breasts 
A painful swelling of the breasts due to accumulation of milk in blocked lactating ducts.
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Treatments for breast engorgement during lactation.
BACKGROUND Breast engorgement is a painful condition affecting large numbers of women in the early postpartum period. It may lead… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Intake of water, herbal teas and non-breast milks during the first month of life: associated factors and impact on breastfeeding duration.
Review
2007
Review
2007
WITHDRAWN: Treatments for breast engorgement during lactation.
BACKGROUND National surveys have shown that painful breasts are the second most common reason for giving up breastfeeding in the… 
2001
2001
An evaluation of the quality of care midwives provide during the postpartum period in northern Botswana
1999
1999
Comparison of methods for introducing and producing artificial infection of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
Only 29.5 +/- 8.91% of engorged Amblyomma americanum (L.) nymphs that we inoculated with Ehrlichia chaffeensis molted… 
1995
1995
Optimization of the in vitro feeding of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphae for the transmission of Theileria parva
SUMMARY An apparatus for artificial feeding of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphae was modified to improve feeding performance… 
1979
1979
Supporting breast-feeding.
For those interested in another approach to breast-feeding, Jelliffe and Jelliffe have recently published an elegant paper titled… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Breast-feeding--aid to infant health and fertility control.
A report on breast-feeding and lactation is presented. Breast-feeding physiologically depends on the development of milk… 
1972
1972
The Effects of Injectable Contraceptives on Lactation
A study of the effects of DMPA injectable contraceptive on lactation is presented. Thirty DMPA treated mothers were compared to… 
Review
1949
Review
1949
Vaginal delivery following cesarean section.
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