Treating Sore, Possibly Infected Nipples

Address correspondence to Janice Porter, The Breastfeeding Program, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Ticon II, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Janice Porter is a nurse lactation consultant with the Breastfeeding Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California. Barbra Schach is a nurse lactation consultant with the Breastfeeding Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.

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