Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 11 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 8 · 72.7%Moderate 3 · 27.3%High 0 · 0%

Nipple pain Women's reports of 'absence of irritation' · breastfeeding women with sore nipples

Lanolin showed no clear difference in nipple pain Women's reports of 'absence of irritation' compared with expressed breast milk (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.93, 1.09]
1 study · 152 participants
Low
Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.56 [1.05, 2.32]
1 study · 152 participants
Low
Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.58 [0.27, 9.2]
1 study · 152 participants
Low

Nipple pain Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire scale 0‐45 · breastfeeding women with sore nipples

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 150 participants
Moderate

Nipple pain 5‐point verbal descriptor scale · breastfeeding women with sore nipples

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 150 participants
Moderate
Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 150 participants
Moderate

Nipple pain 5‐point verbal descriptor scale · breastfeeding women with sore nipples

Lanolin showed no clear difference in nipple pain 5‐point verbal descriptor scale compared with no intervention (control group) (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.91, 1.04]
1 study · 147 participants
Low
Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [0.63, 2.66]
2 studies · 312 participants
Low
Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.63, 1.14]
2 studies · 297 participants
Low

Nipple pain 5‐point verbal descriptor scale · breastfeeding women with sore nipples

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Low

Nipple pain 5‐point verbal descriptor scale · breastfeeding women with sore nipples

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 64 participants
Low