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Apart from inadequate breast milk supply, give five other problems a mother may experience in breastfeeding. State the cause of the problem.

Apart from inadequate breast milk supply, give five other problems a mother may experience in breastfeeding. State the cause of the problem.

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Wilfred
- Sore nipples- caused by skin wound nipples drying crack and become painful
- Breast engorgement – caused by breast becoming full of milk due to lack of frequent breast feeding the child
- Breast abscess- caused by neglect of a cracked nipple that can lead to infection hence formation of abscess in the breast
- HIV/Aids- mother who is infected can transmit HIV to the child therefore can’t breastfeed.
- Baby’s refusal to breastfeed – may be caused by the baby becoming ill/when a rubber teat is used in bottle feeding
Wilfykil answered the question on October 4, 2019 at 07:28

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