Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Women's use of nipple shields-Their influence on breastfeeding duration after a process-oriented education for health professionals.
This study investigated if a process-oriented training for health professionals will influence women's use and reasons for using a nipple shield, the baby's weight, and the duration of breastfeeding. ⋯ A process-oriented training in breastfeeding counseling prolongs the duration of breastfeeding for women with breastfeeding problems, where the problems are remedied by the use of nipple shields.