Efficacy of a Breastfeeding Pain Self-Management Intervention: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 90% of women experience pain during breastfeeding initiation and lack strategies to self-manage breast and nipple pain. Guided by the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory, a breastfeeding self-management (BSM) intervention targeted women's knowledge, beliefs, and social facilitation to manage their breast and nipple pain and achieve their breastfeeding goals.

Objectives

The purpose of this longitudinal pilot randomized control trial (RCT) was to test the preliminary efficacy of the BSM intervention on general and specific pain related to breastfeeding.

Methods

Sixty women intending to breastfeed were approached within 48 hours of delivery to participate in this pilot RCT (30 randomized to the BSM intervention and 30 randomized to the control gr

SUBMITTER: Lucas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6400324 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature