Variables and measurement methods
nipple damages, Nipple damages, pain, Nipple pain, nipple damage, Trauma
SECONDARY
Nipple damages were analyzed from photographic records obtained during the execution of clinical trials prior to this secondary analysis. In clinical trials, photographic records were standardized in macro mode, under natural light, vertical orientation/portrait at 5 centimeters from the nipple-areolar complex, with the woman in supine position and leaning against the wall, using a SONY Cybershot DSC-W330 digital cameraThe size refers to nipple damage length, measured using an acrylic ruler and presented in millimeters (mm). In the presence of multiple nipple damages, the one with the greatest extension was considered. Nipple pain score during BF was verified using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS, 0-10), in which, at the time of clinical trials, women reported pain intensity during the feeding in the affected breast (0= no pain and 10= worst pain imaginable)Regarding nipple damage tissue impairment degree, the Nipple Trauma Score (NTS)