T/CACM 1100-2018 Guidance for Operational Standards of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Vigilance, Six-Step Milk Retardation Method Intervention for Dairy Mass Inflammation
T/CACM 1100-2018 Guidance for Operational Standards of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Vigilance, Six-Step Milk Retardation Method Intervention for Dairy Mass Inflammation
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Main technical content: Galactostasis, commonly known as "milk engorgement", is prevalent in lactating women. It is caused by blocked milk ducts and stagnant milk, resulting in reduced milk ejection, local lumps, and pain, with some accompanied by systemic fever and other discomfort. If not promptly unblocked, it may develop into mastitis (acute or suppurative mastitis). With the relaxation of the two-child policy, a new round of childbirth peaks will occur again. Due to the relative lack of scientific breastfeeding knowledge and professional guidance among lactating women, the incidence of galactostasis has been increasing year by year, becoming a hot topic of widespread concern among society, medical institutions, and scholars. Galactostasis affects the physical and mental health of both mothers and babies, and impacts the happiness of millions of families. At present, there is no systematic description of galactostasis in existing higher education textbooks and professional reference books in China, nor corresponding clinical guidelines and operational norms. Medical institutions have not yet established specialized clinics for galactostasis. Lactating women often seek help from their families, confinement nurses, or social maternal and infant institutions after developing milk engorgement, or handle it with folk methods. However, improper procedures often lead to skin bruises, burns, edema, hematoma, and even acute or suppurative mastitis, causing great pain and inconvenience for both mothers and babies. Therefore, how to standardize the technical intervention for galactostasis and develop a set of sustainable promotion and application standards not only conforms to the concept of "preventing disease before it occurs" in traditional Chinese medicine, but also meets the needs of mothers and babies for a healthy life, with important practical significance. Zhao Chunying, director of the Department of Breast Surgery at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Med