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Volume 10,Issue 7
10 November 2025
Comprehensive Review and Response Strategies for Nipple Confusion
Chong Yang ,
Jie Cui ,
Yongtao Kang ,
Longhai Song
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Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China,
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Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China,
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Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei, China,
JCNR 2025 , 9(10), 378–384;
https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v9i10.12659
© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
The term “nipple confusion” accurately describes the confusion newborns experience between their mother’s nipple and an artificial nipple during feeding. Specifically, it refers to the feeding habits infants develop based on their initial feeding experiences after birth. Infants accustomed to the maternal nipple often resist bottle-feeding; conversely, those accustomed to bottle-feeding may reject the maternal nipple. This confusion is particularly common among infants receiving mixed feeding.
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