Previous studies have shown that application of hyaluronic acid preparations to wounds of the skin and mucosa have a beneficial effect.
There is a lack of studies showing the effect of applying hyaluronic acid preparations to treat damaged nipple skin in breastfeeding mothers.
This study aims to determine the effect of applying a hyaluronic acid preparation to damaged nipple skin in breastfeeding women.
for mothers: a breastfeeding mother, living or residing in Osijek, with nipple skin damage (NTS 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5).
for babies: newborns from a singleton pregnancy, of gestational age from 37 to 42 weeks, with a birth weight of 2,500 to 4,500 grams.
for mothers: mothers who do not breastfeed, mothers not living or residing in Osijek, mothers without nipple skin damage and mothers using other preparations for healing sore nipples (shells, pads).
for children: visible anomalies in the newborn which may affect the breastfeeding process, newborns that required admission to the neonatal unit