Nipple Pain and its Characteristics During the Breastfeeding Process: A Longitudinal Brazilian Study.

Objective: To characterize pain and its evolution during the breastfeeding process among primiparous women.

Method: Longitudinal study nested within a clinical trial with 102 Brazilian primiparous women, with conditions and intentions favorable to breastfeeding. Pain level was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale and the descriptors, according to McGill.

Effectiveness of individualized breastfeeding counseling during the dyad's stay in rooming-in: a randomized, multicenter, open and parallel study.

Background: Breastfeeding counseling is a proven strategy to protect and promote breastfeeding, as evidenced by numerous studies. However, there is limited research on its application during the dyad's stay in rooming-in and its impact on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of individualized counseling during the dyad's rooming-in period and its role in maintaining exclusive breastfeeding until the sixth month of life, compared to standard care.

Breastfeeding counseling in rooming-in care: a scoping review.

Objectives: to map evidence available in the literature on breastfeeding counseling in rooming-in.

Methods: a scoping review, following the stages recommended by the JBI to answer the review question: what evidence is available in the literature on breastfeeding counseling during the binomial's hospitalization in rooming-in? Searches were conducted in the PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycInfo and CAPES Dissertation and Theses Catalogue databases, using the descriptors "Counseling", "Breast Feeding", "Rooming-in Care" and "Mother-Child Binomial" and their synonyms, without time or language limitations.

Results: seven studies, published between 1999 and 2020, predominantly in English, were included in the analysis.

Effectiveness of individualized counseling on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, parallel, and open clinical trial.

Background: Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, early weaning is a reality, so less than 50% of children worldwide and in Brazil are on exclusive breastfeeding in the sixth month of life. A strategy to counteract this scenario is breastfeeding counseling. This study aims to verify the effectiveness of individualized counseling by nurses trained in breastfeeding counseling, on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding, compared to standard care.