Tag: abscess

  • Witch’s Milk! Should I do something about it?

    This is a common refrain and the common practice is to express the milk out by squeezing the baby’s breasts as it is considered to be bad for the baby. This is mostly done by the दाई (the maid who looks after and massages and bathes the baby).

    Breast abscess following massage
    Large breast abscess whose ‘witch’s’ milk was being expressed

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