Background Abscesses are commonly evaluated and managed in the emergency
department. Recent research has evaluated the use of ultrasonography, packing, incision …

Breastfeeding is universally recognized as the preferred method of infant nutrition, but is
sometimes abbreviated because of fear of harm to the infant from maternal medication. The …

Lactation benefits both lactating individuals and their infants. Despite high rates of
breastfeeding initiation, physicians are a high-risk group for early cessation. Barriers to …

Abstract Background Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians routinely treat breastfeeding
patients. Physicians frequently recommend pumping and dumping milk for perceived safety …

Although postpartum dyads frequently present to the emergency department, treatment of
the lactating parent and breastfeeding child is often driven by medical misconceptions …