Breastfeeding technique and the incidence of nipple traumas in puerperal women attended in a city hospital: intervention study

Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the effect of an intervention on the incidence of nipple trauma and the quality of breastfeeding technique in the first month of postpartum. Methods: this is a quasi-randomized intervention study with 180 puerperal women equally distributed between experimental and c...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil 2020-09, Vol.20 (3), p.695-703
Main Authors: Morais, Thaize Carvalho Estrela do Vale, Souza, Tâmara Oliveira de, Vieira, Graciete Oliveira, Bessa Júnior, José de, Jesus, Gilmar Mercês de
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Language:English
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Breastfeeding
Incidence
PEDIATRICS
Trauma
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Summary:Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the effect of an intervention on the incidence of nipple trauma and the quality of breastfeeding technique in the first month of postpartum. Methods: this is a quasi-randomized intervention study with 180 puerperal women equally distributed between experimental and control groups. The intervention was performed at a maternity and consisted of an educational session on breastfeeding technique. A descrip-tive analysis of the groups’ characteristics was performed, comparing the frequencies of unfa-vorable parameters related to breastfeeding technique between groups. Pearson’s chi-square test and Fisher’s test were used, and p≤0.05 was adopted as the critical level of significance. Results: at 30 days, 64% and 15% of the mothers used the technique correctly, respec-tively, in the experimental and control groups with RR=4.87 (CI95%=2.93-8.34); NNT=1.96 (CI95% =1.61-2.72); p
ISSN:1519-3829
1806-9304
1806-9304
DOI:10.1590/1806-93042020000300003