The present review suggests that health care professionals should use resources based on scientific evidence. The data permit to recommend acupuncture and the Gua-Sha therapy as non-pharmacological resources that could safely replace drug treatment in nursing women. Regarding the other resources, we understand that some, which are, in fact, used in clinical practice, could worsen breast engorgement symptoms, e.g. the application of heat due to the physiology of its action, as previously stated, or using cabbage leaves, to which there are no studies reporting the possibilities of infection from its use. We can affirm that non-pharmacological resources are welcome to evaluate breast engorgement, but we observe there is a need for more studies in this area so that these resources can contribute to the health care for puerperal women, and, this way, promote a more humanized practice from pregnancy to postpartum.