What is mastitis?
Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast that is caused by a clogged milk duct; it only occurs in a breastfeeding woman. “Mastitis may or may not involve a bacterial infection,” adds Sahira Long MD, a pediatrician, and lactation consultant, and fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. It is common for women who have mastitis to experience it in one breast at a…
