Breast milk therapeutic breast massage breast milk breastfeeding postpartum
Conditions
Interventions
Thai traditional doctors gently touched and rolled around the areola of both breasts with 10 seconds each point for 15 minutes. Then, the wet warm small towels were applied to compress with massage on
Therapeutic breast massage,Routine care
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Postpartum women aged 18 years and above, 2. Gestational age at delivery more than 34 weeks 3. No contraindication for breastfeeding and 4. No maternal complications (eg. Postpartum hemorrhage or postpartum sepsis) 5. No neonatal complications that separated mother and baby 6. No history of breast surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Receiving pharmacological galactagogues 2. Having neonatal conditions that needed phototherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| breast milk volume 24-48 hours after delivery the test weighing method | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| breast milk scores on the second and third day of postpartum compressing around the nipple and evaluating quantity of breast milk by a nurse that ranged from a score of 0 to 4,,frequency of newborn stool on the second day after birth number of times,frequency of newborn urine on the second day after birth number of times,side effects of the massage after receiving the massage in the intervention group using a questionnaire interview | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSaranchana Dissakorn
Udonthani Hospital
Outcome results
None listed