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Care of Childbearing Families

A client who has been diagnosed with mastitis asks a nurse if she should stop breastfeeding since she has developed a breast infection. Which response by the nurse is best?

ExplanationImproved outcomes, a decreased duration of symptoms, and decreased incidence of a breast abscess result if the breasts continue to be emp- tied by either breastfeeding or pumping. Thus continuing to breastfeed is recommended when the client has mastitis. The most common source of the organism that causes mastitis is the infant’s nose and throat. Infants of women with mastitis generally remain well; therefore, concern that the mother will infect the infant if she continues breastfeeding is unwarranted.