Contributions to nursing, health or public policies
nipple damage, nipple pain, nipple damages
The results of this paper contribute to health professionals’ clinical decision-making, with emphasis on nurses who assist BF women during infants’ first exposure to the breast. Broadening the view of the nipple pain during BFs to the detriment of the existence or not of a visible nipple damage can both prevent its occurrence and guide actions such as good latch and positioning and proposing appropriate treatment procedures. Additional studies that propose treatments according to the specified characteristics of nipple damages are necessary.