Comparing the Efficacy of Breast Milk and Coconut Oil on Nipple Fissure and Breast Pain Intensity in Primiparous Mothers: A Single-Blind Clinical Trial.
- 2023-01-01
- RCT
- Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 18(1)
- Maryam Alikamali
- Seyedeh Fatemeh Emadi
- Mohammadjavad Mahdizadeh
- Zahrasadat Emami
- Hosna Akbari
- Sedigheh Khodabandeh-Shahraki
- PubMed: 36638195
- DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0120
- High evidence
- Clinical
there was a significant difference on the 7th day (p_fissure = 0.002) and on the 14th day (p_fissure <0.001)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 0.5 mL of coconut oil on their nipples three times a day