II. Indications
- Discontinuation of Breast Feeding
III. Course
- Engorgement resolves within 1 week
- May result in low grade fever
IV. Management: General Methods
- Symptomatic Engorgement Relief
- Ice packs held to Breast
- Frozen Cabbage Leaves inside bra
- Tight bra (no longer recommended)
V. Precautions
- Avoid Medications (e.g. Bromocriptine) for suppression
- Risk of Hypotension
- Risk of Cerebrovascular Accident
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| Definition (NCI) | Active suspension of lactation using a medical or physical intervention.(NICHD) |
| Definition (NIC) | Facilitating the cessation of milk production and minimizing breast engorgement after giving birth |
| Definition (ALT) | Assisting a client/patient in suppressing the flow of her milk when breast-feeding is not desired. Service is billed in 15-minute increments. |
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| SnomedCT | 43141007 |
| English | Therapeutic suppression of lactation, Lactation Suppression, Inhibition of lactation procedure, Suppressing milk, Suppression of lactation, Lactation suppression, Inhibition of lactation procedure (procedure), Lactation suppression each 15 minutes, lact.suprxn ea.15min |
| Spanish | procedimiento de inhibición de la lactancia (procedimiento), procedimiento de inhibición de la lactancia |
