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Table 1 Questionnaire on postoperative breastfeeding

From: A survey of breastfeeding among women with previous surgery for benign breast disease: a descriptive exploratory study

Some of the key questions

1. How many children have been born since the operation?

2. What was the exact timing of postoperative fertility?

3. Was breastfeeding ever performed after surgery?

4. Duration of exclusive breastfeeding for the first child born postoperatively?

5. Duration of any breastfeeding for the first child born postoperatively?

6. What were the reasons for stopping breastfeeding?

7. Was there a difference in breastfeeding between the two breasts? If so, which breast produced more milk?

8. Have you ever taken the initiative to reduce the frequency and duration of breastfeeding on the operated breast because of the surgery?

9. Has the operated breast experienced redness, swelling and pain during breastfeeding?