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SHIELD, NIPPLE

Known as: nipple shield, nipple shields 
A nipple shield is a device consisting of a cover used to protect the nipple of a nursing woman. This generic device does not include nursing pads… 
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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Perceptions and experiences of using a nipple shield among parents and staff – an ethnographic study in neonatal units
BackgroundPreterm infants have an immature sucking behavior and the capacity to be exclusively breastfed may be reduced for a… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Mothers: Incidence, Causes and Treatments
Background: Persistent nipple pain is one of the most common reasons given by mothers for ceasing exclusive breastfeeding. We… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Management of breastfeeding during and after the maternity hospitalization for late preterm infants.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Risk of breast implant bacterial contamination from endogenous breast flora, prevention with nipple shields, and implications for biofilm formation.
BACKGROUND Capsular contracture (CC) is a common complication of breast augmentation that is thought to arise from bacterial… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Nipple shields: a review of the literature.
Nipple shields have become commonplace in the United States for a wide range of breastfeeding problems. This article is a summary… 
2008
2008
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices and breast feeding duration in a cohort of first-time mothers in Adelaide, Australia.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Randomized, controlled trial of division of tongue‐tie in infants with feeding problems
Objective:  To determine whether, in infants with a tongue‐tie and a feeding problem, the current medical treatment (referral to… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Nipple Shields for Preterm Infants: Effect on Milk Transfer and Duration of Breastfeeding
This study reports breastfeeding outcomes for 34 preterm infants whose mothers used ultra-thin silicone nipple shields to… 
1999
1999
Reduction of potential contamination of breast implants by the use of 'nipple shields'.
Forty-three breast implant operations in 25 patients were studied prospectively to determine the effectiveness of covering the… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Clinical Use of Silicone Nipple Shields
  • B. Wilson-Clay
  • Journal of human lactation : official journal of…
  • 1996
  • Corpus ID: 12358031
Use of nipple shields is controversial. However, when weaning is imminent, they may enable breast-refusing infants to transfer… 
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