EVALUATION OF THE PUERPERAL BREAST THROUGH THERMOGRAPHY: A CASE REPORT

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.57569

Keywords:

Breast, Breastfeeding, Maternal and child nursing, Thermography, Lactation.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze puerperal breast temperature using infrared thermography.
Method: study performed at the Human Milk Bank of a Hospital in Curitiba, Brazil. A lactating mother with bilateral engorgement in the external breast quadrants was randomly selected and the temperature was measured.
Results: A soft mammary lobe was found, with thermal asymmetry of 1.5ºC, compared to the contralateral region, however no thermal asymmetry was identified in the general temperature between the breasts.
Conclusion: this case suggests that thermal asymmetry in the puerperal breast is related to the volume of milk in the lobes and not to dysfunctions or pathologies in these lobes. The study indicates possibilities for deepening the understanding of lactational physiology with the amplification of the sample group evaluated in this study. Thermography is a technique suitable for lactating mothers, however requires an appropriate room, time for acclimatization and knowledge of the mammary anatomy.

Author Biographies

Anita Batista dos Santos Heberle, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Possui graduação em ENFERMAGEM pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (2008). Mestre em Tecnologia em Saúde, com linha de pesquisa em Bioengenharia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR). Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem na Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Pós-Graduação em Gestão Pública na Faculdade Instituto Superior de Educação do Paraná. Pós graduação em Enfermagem do trabalho no Centro Universitário Internacional - UNINTER. Atualmente é agente universitário. Atua no Banco de Leite Humano de Maringá.

Percy Nohama, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica, Professor Titular, Escola Politécnica, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR. Programa de Pós Graduação em Tecnologia em Saúde - PUCPR.

Sandra Marisa Pelloso, Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Doutora em Enfermagem, Professora Titular do Departamento de Enfermagem. Docente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde e do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

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Published

2019-03-21

How to Cite

Heberle, A. B. dos S., Nohama, P., & Pelloso, S. M. (2019). EVALUATION OF THE PUERPERAL BREAST THROUGH THERMOGRAPHY: A CASE REPORT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 24. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.57569

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Vol. 24 (2019)

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REPORTE DE EXPERIENCIA

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