Shields provide benefits, have risks for breastfeeding In the past, nipple shields, or nipple guards as they are also known, have received harsh, and sometimes justified, criticism for how they have frequently created or worsened breastfeeding problems rather than for how they have remedied them.The shields of old were made of thick rubber and were often used with little instruction concerning necessary precautions by mothers who were deficient in ...
Feb. 27, 2014 - Kingsport Times-News