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Using a Silicone Nipple Shield to Assist a Baby Unable to Latch

Carole Elliott, RN, IBCLC

31 Edgeland Mews, NW Calgary, ALTA T3A 4C9 Canada.

This report describes how use of a nipple shield helped to establish breastfeeding when a baby was unable to latch onto the breast. Some of the risks associated with nipple shield use are highlighted.

Key Words: breast refusal • engorgement • nipple shield

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 12, No. 4, 309-313 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449601200418
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