Papers of the Week

Many potential factors associated with Inflammatory Conditions of the Lactating Breast (ICLB) have been reported in the literature, by lactating mothers and clinicians. Clinicians, including general practitioners, lactation consultants and physiotherapists, require a clinical reasoning model that summarises associated or linked factors, to aid in the assessment, treatment, and prevention of ICLB. Thus, we aimed to adapt the existing Breastfeeding Pain Reasoning Model (BPRM), for use in the management of ICLB, using prior research and clinical audit data to guide adaptation. The existing BPRM categorises contributing factors for breastfeeding nipple pain, rather than ICLB.