About this Presentation
Nipple pain in breastfeeding women is common and under-researched. The two most likely causes of this pain are epithelial inflammation from mechanical strain and deformational forces on the nipple and breast, and moisture-associated skin damage. The management of nipple pain in breastfeeding is primarily aimed at preventing these causes and identifying any other less likely contributing or causal factors, such as infection.
About the Expert
Dr Pamela Douglas
Dr Douglas is an Australian GP, and an international leader in infant-care. She is founder and Medical Director of the charity Possums & Co, writer and researcher, with special interest in perinatal mental health and breastfeeding medicine. Over the past 20 years, Dr Douglas has published the evidence-base to the programs known as Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC or 'The Possums Programs'). NDC offers a paradigm shift in the way we help families who face breastfeeding, baby sleep and cry-fuss challenges, and is changing practice world-wide.
Dr Douglas' ground-breaking work is detailed in 30 international research publications and in her best-selling The Discontented Little Baby Book.
