| Infants of mothers with persistent nipple pain exert strong sucking vacuums. | |
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PMID: 18489617 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: The objective of this study was to determine whether infants of mothers experiencing persistent nipple pain exerted very strong intraoral vacuums during a breastfeed. METHODS: Thirty mothers experiencing persistent pain during breastfeeding (Pain group; infants aged 49.4 +/- 35.5 days) were compared to 30 successfully breastfeeding mothers (Control group; infants aged 55.0 +/- 22.7 days). Infant intraoral vacuums were measured via a small milk-filled tube taped alongside the nipple and connected to a pressure transducer. Milk intake was measured using the test weigh method. RESULTS: Infants in the Pain group applied significantly stronger baseline (-90.8 +/- 54.5 vs. -56.4 +/- 31.4 mmHg, p = 0.004), peak (-214.3 +/- 60.5 vs. 163.2 +/- 62.4 mmHg, p = 0.002) and pause vacuums (-104.8 +/- 67.9 vs. -45.8 +/- 30.3 mmHg, p < 0.001). Despite similar active sucking times (377.5 +/- 175.2 vs. 349.4 +/- 184.0 sec, p = 0.554) the mean milk intake was significantly lower for infants of mothers with nipple pain (41.6 +/- 31.3 vs. 70.7 +/- 30.7 g, p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Infants of breastfeeding mothers experiencing persistent nipple pain applied significantly higher vacuum to the breast during breastfeeding despite assistance with positioning and attachment from a lactation consultant. Further investigation into the cause of the abnormally high vacuums is essential to develop successful interventions for these mother-infant dyads. |
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Authors:
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Hl McClellan; Dt Geddes; Jc Kent; Cp Garbin; Lr Mitoulas; Pe Hartmann |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-05-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 97 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
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Created Date: 2008-09-10 Completed Date: 2008-11-04 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: Norway |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1205-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia. hlm@student.uwa.edu.au |
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Adult Breast Feeding / adverse effects*, statistics & numerical data Case-Control Studies Energy Intake Female Humans Infant Milk, Human Nipples* Pain / etiology* Sucking Behavior / physiology* Time Factors Weaning Western Australia |
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