Management of nipple pain and/or trauma associated with breast-feeding.

Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to present the best available evidence related to the management of nipple pain, post childbirth in breast-feeding women. The specific objective of the review was to determine the effectiveness of interventions used by and for breast-feeding women to prevent and/or reduce nipple pain and trauma.

Selection Criteria: The review considered all studies that included women who breast-fed with or without painful or traumatised nipples of any aetiology post childbirth.