Breastfeeding, Cracked Nipple in Puerperium
Conditions
Brief summary
In the planned study, it was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the beeswax-containing barrier and breast milk used in the first ten days of breastfeeding to prevent the formation of nipple cracks. It's a prospective, randomized study based on 90 primipara lactating women. Participants were assigned randomly 3 groups (beeswax-containing barrier, breast milk, and no treatment-control).
Detailed description
Current evidence-based guidelines report that the incidence of nipple cracks ranges between 34-96%. Nipple cracks generally occur in the first week after the birth and may continue in the following periods of breastfeeding. Nipple crack is the second most common reason to stop breastfeeding early, after perceived insufficient milk release. Nipple crack pain in studies has been expressed as extremely painful and terrible. It is known that breast milk, olive oil, quince seed jelly, mint juice, lanolin, jujube fruit lotion, guaiazulen pomade, aloe vera gel, menthol essence, vitamin A-E, curcumin extract, hydrogel dressings are recommended to mothers to prevent nipple cracks during breastfeeding. The prevention of nipple cracks, will successfully allow to continue breastfeeding. In this way, breastfeeding will not be interrupted and the rate of breastfeeding-only feeding will increase in the first 6 months. Using non-pharmacological, effective and therapeutic methods will also have a positive effect to increase the rate of breastfeeding. Studies in the literature cover the evaluation of the effectiveness of beeswax or beeswax-containing mixtures on wound, burn and crack healing. Due to its natural composition with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiulcerative properties, beeswax is thought to be an effective and sufficient material in preventing and healing nipple cracks. In this study, it is planned to include 90 lactating women (30 women in each group) to meet the parametric test assumptions in the experimental and control groups (beeswax-containing barrier, breast milk, and no treatment-control). Breastfeeding mothers to be included in the experimental and control groups will be randomized.
Interventions
DEVICEBeeswax containing barrier
Use beeswax containing barrier on each nipple after each breastfeeding.
BIOLOGICALBreast milk
Apply breast milk on each nipple and areola after each breastfeeding.
Sponsors
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Karabuk Training and Research Hospital
Karabuk University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Randomized clinical trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being over 18 years old; * Normal spontaneous delivery. * Pregnancy weeks between 37-42. * Single birth. * Initiated breastfeeding. * Having given birth to a healthy, full-term child. * Newborn with no oral, palatal or maxillofacial abnormalities. * Not taking any medication, considering that drug use may cause nipple problems. * Being able to read and write. * Volunteering to participate in the study. * Not having contraindications for breastfeeding.
Exclusion criteria
* Not approving to participate in the research. * Being a multipara. * Not breastfeeding within the first 24 hours. * Development of any breast problem: Mastitis, engorgement etc. * Taking newborn into intensive care. * Not sticking to the application. * Using another nipple crack preventing method during application. * Being allergic to beeswax.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nipple crack change | Change from baseline nipple crack at 10 days | Use Nipple Crack score 0-3 (Nipple cracks increase as the score increases) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Severity of nipple pain change | Change from baseline severity of nipple pain at 10 days. | Use Numeric Rating Scale 0-10 point (The severity of pain increases as the score increases) |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presence of nipple pain change | Change from baseline presence of nipple pain at 10 days. | Questionary (Yes/No) |
| Maternal satisfaction | Baseline from baseline nipple crack at 10 days | Questionary (Use the satisfaction categories-likert) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed