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. 2014 Mar 1;9(2):56–62. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2013.0106

Table 3.

Women Experiencing Nipple Pain and Damage by Mode of Birth

Nipple condition, mode of birth Week 1 (n=336) Week 2 (n=336) Week 3 (n=326) Week 4 (n=323) Week 8 (n=340)
Nipple pain
 Vaginal 131 (70) 106 (56) 95 (52) 78 (43) 39 (21)
 Cesarean 112 (75) 91 (62) 88 (61) 62 (44) 30 (19)
  Total 243 (72) 197 (59) 183 (56) 140 (43) 69 (20)
Nipple damage
 Vaginal 111 (60) 58 (31) 52 (29) 44 (24) 20 (10)
 Cesarean 84 (56) 53 (36) 40 (28) 35 (25) 7 (5)
  Total 195 (58) 111 (33) 92 (28) 79 (24) 27 (8)

Data are number (%).

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