Breast engorgement Assessment of breast engorgement was graded according to the criteria of Robinson.1 The degree of breast engorgement has four-
Conditions
Interventions
Herbal compress ball was prepared by Pharmaceutical Department,
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sririndhorn Medical Center with good manufacturing practice. Herbal compress ball weighed 250 g and contained dried herbs including Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. rhizomes (90.5 g)
Curcuma longa L. rhizomes (18.2 g),
Cymbopogon citratus. (DC) Stapf leaves and leaf sheaths (18.2 g),
Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC. leaves (18.2 g),
Tamarindus indica L. leaves (54.3 g),
Citrus hystrix DC. peels (36.2 g),
Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. leaves (5.4 g),
salt (3.6 g),
and camphor (5.4 g).
Before providing treatment,
two herbal balls were steamed in a stacked steamer pot for twenty minutes. Afterwards,
the first herbal ball was wrapped with towel to protect mother’s skin from a burn due to excessive heat,
and then the nurse gently touched and rolled the herbal ball on the breast except nipple and areola area. The contact time for each point was approximately ten seconds. Then,
the towel was unwrapped when the herbal ball was warm enough to put directly on mother’s body. Th second herbal ball was replaced when the first one was slightly lukewarm. The two herbal balls were
small towels were prepared and packed like herbal balls. Two ball-
like towels were steamed in a stacked steamer pot for twenty minutes. Afterwards,
the first towel ball was wrapped with towel to protect mother’s skin from a burn due to excessive heat,
and then the nurse gently touched and rolled the towel ball on the breast except nipple and areola area. The contact time for
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
herbal compress,hot compress
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
12 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The postpartum women who had deliveries without complications (i.e. multiple pregnancies, preeclampsia, antepartum hemorrhage and preterm labor) and who had grade 3 and 4 breast engorgement were recruited. Mothers had not to been given any analgesic or NSAID drug before breast engorgement treatment, 6 hours at least. Their infants had birth weights of more than 2500 grams and were born without complications. The mothers had suffered no acute postpartum hemorrhages and had no contraindications to breastfeeding.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The mothers whose infants were diagnosed with galactosemia were excluded from this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| breast engorgement pain before and after treatment pain visual analog scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| renal function 0, 1, 3 month serum Creatinine | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPawin Puapornpong
Srinakharinwirot University
Outcome results
None listed