None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Breast Massage: Breast massage is used as an adjuvant to breast milk expression by conventional breast pumping. The breast massage is given to both breasts of the participants simult
Sponsors
Asha K Abraham
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Mother of neonate who is admitted in NICU. • Mother of neonate who is in 3 to 14 days of post partum period. • Mother of neonate who is exclusively fed on expressed breast milk. • Mother who is not having any complication during puerperium. • Mother who is on routine ante natal and post natal drugs such as supplements of iron ,folic acid, calcium, analgesics , and routine antibiotics and obstetric drugs as per hospital policy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Mothers diagnosed with breast abscess, mastitis , with breast engorgement, cracked nipple and with the history of any previous breast surgeries. • Mother taking any special medications such as chemotherapy drugs, ART drugs, immuno suppressants, thyroxine supplements like eltroxin, Insulin and lactation suppression agents.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Volume of expressed breast milk in mlTimepoint: 8 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| breast milk expression experience assessed by breast milk expression experience measureTimepoint: 8 hrs;Nipple painTimepoint: 8 hrs;Quality of breast milk in terms of esterified fat contents assessed by crematocrit methodTimepoint: 8 hrs | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAsha K Abraham
Dutta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed to be University
Outcome results
None listed