Promoting self-management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women: Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The majority of women experience pain during breastfeeding initiation with few strategies to manage breast and nipple pain. In fact, women cite breast and nipple pain as among the most common reasons for breastfeeding cessation. To address this important issue, we developed a breastfeeding self-management (BSM) intervention, based on the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory Framework. In this framework, self-management is conceptualized as a process in which women use knowledge, beliefs, and social facilitation to achieve breastfeeding goals. The purpose of this longitudinal pilot randomized controlled trial was to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the BSM intervention with women initiating breastfeeding. Recruitment of 60 women intending to breastfee

SUBMITTER: Lucas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature