Mastitis is an infection in the tissue of one or both of the mammary glands inside the breasts. It usually affects people who are producing milk and nursing. There is often a hard, sore spot inside ...

Amanda Krupa, M.Sc., has more than 15 years of public health communications and editorial leadership experience, including more than eight years as the editor of HealthyChildren.org at the American ...

While mastitis is a common complication of breastfeeding, many new parents remain unprepared for this painful condition that can develop rapidly and significantly impact the early parenting experience ...

Mastitis is a breast infection. It commonly develops in breast-feeding women during the first few weeks after delivery. Occasionally, this infection occurs in breast-feeding women several months after ...

It’s the middle of the night. Your newborn baby is awake. Again. She wants to feed. You lift her to your breast and brace for the pain. Most mothers who breastfeed come to appreciate the convenience ...