CONCLUSIONS
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Nipple pain score in BF women who have nipple damage is high on the first day postpartum, regardless of nipple size and damage degree. Professionals who assist postpartum women during infants’ first exposure to the breast must understand the need to frequently monitor these feedings, directing their attention to preventing nipple damage occurrence and worsening.Expanding the clinical perspective beyond nipple damage size is also necessary. It is essential that the focus of care is on nipple pain score during BF, and not on nipple damage size and degree. Initial nipple damages resulting from BF can impact continuity of BF and mothers’ and children’s quality of life during this practice.