The presence or absence of mastite does not appear to have a significant impact on bacterial levels in leite materno.1
Mastitis occurs on a spectrum of a variety of conditions: ductal narrowing or plugging, inflammatory mastitis, bacterial mastitis, pockets of fluid collection, abscess, galactocele, and subacute mastitis. Management of each condition addresses the general spectrum as well as each specific condition to not only treat it but also prevent reoccurrence.2
Breast infections should be dealt with promptly and may require antibiotics. It is important to keep breastfeeding/expressing while having mastitis since frequent nursing helps drain the breasts and prevents the infection from spreading.3 Babies will not be harmed by drinking breastmilk from breasts with mastitis. Please see the WHO publication for more information, including treatment options for Mastitis, and consult with a healthcare provider with any concerns.4
Donors should inform recipients if they are being treated with antibiotics. For more information on medication use while breastfeeding, por favor, vejaInformações gerais sobre medicamentos.
Por favor, vejaComo o leite materno pode ser pasteurizado em casa? para obter mais informações sobre tratamento térmico e patógenos.
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- Linda J Kvist. 2008. The role of bacteria in lactational mastitis and some considerations of the use of antibiotic treatment
↩︎ - Katrina B. Mitchell, e outros. 2022. Protocolo Clínico da Academia de Medicina da Amamentação #36: O espectro da mastite, Revisado 2022 ↩︎
- Crianças Saudáveis – Mastite ↩︎
- QUEM. 2000. Mastitis – Causas e Gestão ↩︎
