Nipple Piercing and Breastfeeding – Are They Compatible?

[Jason]

How does this kind of stuff get into our news box?

July 19, 2006 - Until recently, the option to breastfeed after birth was not offered
to women with nipple piercings. While there may have been assumed implications to
breastfeeding when pierced, limited documentation exists.

Now, there exist organizations that promote breast-feeding for those women and teach
nurses how to deal with them on an individual basis. "The challenge for perinatal
nurses becomes how to intervene to maximize opportunities for breastfeeding success
in women with nipple piercings," says Dr. Armstrong. While nurses are now encouraged
to offer breastfeeding as an option, there are still reservations regarding the
results.

Is this where my tax dollars go? Who votes on the allocation of money for research topics?

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