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Nipple Shield: Friend or Foe? nipple shield Mar 19, 2023

A nipple shield (NS) is a thin silicone nipple-shaped device that is placed over a motherā€™s nipple-areola prior to baby latching on to breastfeed.Ā Documented use of nipple shields dates back to the 16th century. Apparently breastfeeding challenges have been around for a long time, which in and of it...

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