Strategies for managing pain related to breastfeeding: an integrative literature review
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Aleitamento materno, Dor, Tratamento, EnfermagemAbstract
Objective: to identify the strategies used to manage pain related to breastfeeding. Method: this is an integrative review carried out from November 2023 to January 2024, which included articles indexed in the databases: PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, and the Scientific Electronic Library Online. Results: 11 articles that met the eligibility criteria were found. Most of the studies were published in 2023 (36.3%), in China (54.5%), and the study design that prevailed in the sample was the randomized controlled clinical trial (36.3%), consequently, the most frequent level of evidence was level II. Conclusion: this review concludes that the main strategies identified were: breast massage, Gualou Xiaoyong decoction combined with painless lactation management, and integrated therapies. These findings may expand the therapeutic possibilities for nurses when assisting lactating women with breastfeeding-related pain.
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