Blocked milk ducts are a common condition that occurs during breastfeeding due to blocked milk ducts, preventing milk from flowing out, causing the mother's breasts to become hard, swollen, and painful. If prolonged, it will cause high fever and can leave dangerous complications. So can massage and hot compresses completely clear up blocked milk ducts? Let's find out in the article below.

According to estimates by the World Health Organization: 22% of newborn deaths can be prevented if breastfeeding is initiated within the first hour after birth, 13% of deaths in children under 5 years old can be prevented if breastfeeding is exclusive.

Postpartum fever after cesarean section is a fever lasting more than 24 hours after surgery with a body temperature of 38oC or higher. This is a symptom caused by many different factors with varying degrees of severity.

Blocked milk is a common condition in postpartum women with symptoms such as breast pain and tension, which can lead to fever and extremely dangerous breast abscesses. Therefore, every mother needs to equip herself with knowledge to prevent blocked milk after giving birth.

Breast abscess is a common disease in women, especially during the period when women have just given birth or are breastfeeding. Bacteria that cause the disease can directly penetrate the mammary glands from the skin through the milk ducts or abrasions on the nipple and areola area... or from another infection in the body through the blood or lymphatic system to cause breast abscess.