Maternal Physio - Breast

Question 1

Enumerate the breast changes

Answer 1

• ↑ breast tenderness
• ↑ in breast size
• Nipples become larger, more pigmented, and more erectile
• Areolae become broader and more pigmented
• Colostrum may be expressed from the nipples
• Striations on the skin

Question 2

Breast enlargement is due to ____

Answer 2

Fat deposition

Question 3

Glands that become prominent

Answer 3

Glands of Montgomery

Question 4

Colostrum may be expressed as early as ____

Answer 4

As early as few months of pregnancy, but usually expressed two days after delivery