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Breast Engorgement - Topic Overview
Article
07/05/07, Healthwise
Breast engorgement is the painful overfilling of the breasts with milk. This is usually caused by an imbalance between milk supply and infant demand. This condition is a common reason that mothers stop breast-feeding sooner than they
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Mastitis While Breast-Feeding - Topic Overview
Article
01/25/06, Healthwise
Mastitis is a breast inflammation usually caused by infection. It can happen to any woman, although mastitis is most common during the first 6 months of breast-feeding. It can leave a new mother feeling very tired and run-down. Add the illness to the
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Breast Engorgement - Treatment Overview
Article
07/05/07, Healthwise
Breast engorgement is a common problem after birth and during breast-feeding. You can prevent and treat it at home. You do not need to visit your health professional unless you have symptoms of an infection (mastitis), which may require ant
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Mastitis While Breast-Feeding - Treatment Overview
Article
01/25/06, Healthwise
Mastitis will not go away without treatment. If you develop mastitis symptoms, call your health professional today. Prompt treatment helps keep infection from rapidly worsening and usually improves symptoms after about 2 days.
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Oxytocin
Drug
05/26/04, Healthwise
Oxytocin should be administered as an injection into a muscle or intravenously by a healthcare provider. It should be administered in a clinical setting where a healthcare provider can monitor uterine contractions and other vital signs (blood press
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Rh immune globulin
Article
11/02/07, Healthwise
Rh immune globulin contains antibodies to the Rh factor in blood. The antibodies come from donors who have become sensitized to the Rh factor. Giving these Rh antibodies to an Rh-negative pregnant woman prevents her immu
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How to breast-feed
Article
05/10/07, Healthwise
When you breast-feed, you provide your baby with the best possible nutrition. The best way to stimulate milk production is to have your baby feed directly from your breast. If this isn't possible, your baby can drink expressed bre
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Umbilical Cord Care
Article
04/06/07, Healthwise
After the umbilical cord is cut at birth, a stump of tissue remains attached to your baby's navel (umbilicus). The stump gradually dries and shrivels until it falls off, usually between 1 and 2 weeks after birth. It is important t
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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells
Article
06/12/06, Healthwise
Stem cells are immature cells that have the ability to grow into any one of the body's cell types. They are either:
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Breast Engorgement - Related Information
Article
07/05/07, Healthwise
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