The effectiveness of cabbage leaf application (treatment) on pain and hardness in breast engorgement and its effect on the duration of breastfeeding

Background: Breast engorgement is a condition that affects breastfeeding mothers early in the postpartum. The discomfort and tenderness as a result of the engorgement is a major contributing factor to the early cessation of breastfeeding. Many treatments for breast engorgement have been attempted an...

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Main Authors: Wong, B., Koh, S., Hegney, Desley, He, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: University of Adelaide 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16191