Case report of nipple shield trauma associated with breastfeeding an infant with high intra-oral vacuum

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Perrella, Sharon L ^a   Lai, Ching T ^a   Geddes, Donna T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intra oral vacuum; Nipple pain; Nipple shield

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST INJURY; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HIGH INTRA ORAL VACUUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MASTALGIA; MEDICAL DEVICE; MILK PRODUCTION; MOTHER; NIPPLE SHIELD; NIPPLE SHIELD TRAUMA; REFERENCE VALUE; SILASTIC TUBE; SUCKING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEVICES; INJURIES; NIPPLE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VACUUM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; NIPPLES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; VACUUM;

EID: 84937788004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0593-1     Document Type: Article

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