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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;32(3):332-9. Related Articles, Links 

Breast binding... is it all that it's wrapped up to be?

Swift K, Janke J.

Breastfeeding Center, Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital, Alexandria, LA 71301, USA. [log in to unmask]

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the difference in breast symptoms between breast binding and support bra wearing in nonbreastfeeding postpartum mothers. DESIGN: A systematic replication of an earlier study by Bristol using a pre-experimental posttest design. SETTING: A private, for-profit hospital in a city in the south-central region of the United States. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty nonbreastfeeding postpartum women who gave birth to viable newborns of singleton gestations, had an uncomplicated postpartum, and did not receive hormonal lactation suppressants. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postpartum breast engorgement, leakage, tenderness, and use of pain relief measures as measured by the Bristol Record of Symptoms. RESULTS: Analysis of the data revealed no significant difference relative to breast engorgement between the two groups during the first 10 postpartum days. However, the breast-binder group reported a greater degree of breast tenderness, breast leakage, and use of other pain relief measures. CONCLUSION: Breast binding should be discontinued as a method of lactation suppression and use of support bras encouraged. Future studies need to focus on comfort for nonbreastfeeding, postpartum mothers.

MeSH Terms:
Bandages*
Breast/physiology*
Female
Humans
Lactation/physiology*
Pain/therapy
Postpartum Period

PMID: 12774875 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ.
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