I came across the same article, & a statistic that jumped out at me was that 92% of the education group were still bf at 6 weeks postpartum vs. 29% for the ocntrol group! And, only 2 women, both in the control group, reported mastitis in the first 6 weeks.


Smiles,

Carol

Carol Schlef, RNC, MSW, IBCLC, LCCE
Women's Health Educator/Lactation Consultant
www.humorhealthhugs.com

>I came across an interesting study in which a prenatal [or antenatal, in
>this case] class on latch had a major impact on breastfeeding outcomes.  In
>this study, 70 women were divided equally into the education and control
>groups.  Postpartum, 100% of the control mothers and 48% of the education
>mothers had some nipple damage, 69% of the control mothers and 6% of the
>education mothers had nipple cracks, 14% of the control mothers and 80% of
>the education mothers had at least one pain-free day during the postpartum
>period.  What a difference!
>
>Duffy, E. et al.  Positive effects of an antenatal group teaching session
>on postnatal nipple pain, nipple trauma and breast feeding rates.
>Midwifery 1997; 13(4):189-96.
>
>This might be a useful study to share for those of us who need to justify
>breastfeeding classes to the powers that be.  It also refutes the notion
>(if anyone still thinks so) that nipple trauma is "normal."
>
>Obviously this was far different from Jan's dd's class.  Quality counts!
>
>Nancy  Mohrbacher, IBCLC
>Lactation Education Specialist, Hollister, Inc.
>Chicago suburbs, Illinois, USA  where it is a perfect summer day"

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