Background:Postcesarean mothers often experience delayed lactogenesis II due to surgical stress and reduced oxytocin levels.Almond oil breast massage is a nonpharmacological intervention thought to enhance prolactin r...Background:Postcesarean mothers often experience delayed lactogenesis II due to surgical stress and reduced oxytocin levels.Almond oil breast massage is a nonpharmacological intervention thought to enhance prolactin release and improve milk production.Objective:The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of almond oil massage on breast milk adequacy among primigravida lower segment cesarean section(LSCS)mothers.Materials and Methods:A randomized pretest-posttest control group design was conducted among 60 primigravida mothers post-LSCS,randomly assigned to experimental(n=30)and control(n=30)groups.The experimental group received three daily almond oil breast massages(5-10 mL;5 min/breast)for 3 days;controls received routine care.Breast milk adequacy was measured using a validated 16-item rating scale at baseline and day 4 post-intervention.Results:The mean breast milk adequacy scores increased from 29.30±1.915 to 39.80±1.690 in the experimental group(t=22.15,P<0.001).Control group change(29.93±2.132-30.27±2.116)was non-significant(t=0.776,P>0.05).Posttest scores between the two groups differed significantly between groups(t=19.282,P<0.001).Conclusion:Almond oil breast massage significantly enhances breast milk adequacy in post-LSCS mothers and can be integrated into routine postnatal nursing care.展开更多
基金funded by the Sum Nursing College,SOA University,Bhubaneswar,Odisha.
文摘Background:Postcesarean mothers often experience delayed lactogenesis II due to surgical stress and reduced oxytocin levels.Almond oil breast massage is a nonpharmacological intervention thought to enhance prolactin release and improve milk production.Objective:The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of almond oil massage on breast milk adequacy among primigravida lower segment cesarean section(LSCS)mothers.Materials and Methods:A randomized pretest-posttest control group design was conducted among 60 primigravida mothers post-LSCS,randomly assigned to experimental(n=30)and control(n=30)groups.The experimental group received three daily almond oil breast massages(5-10 mL;5 min/breast)for 3 days;controls received routine care.Breast milk adequacy was measured using a validated 16-item rating scale at baseline and day 4 post-intervention.Results:The mean breast milk adequacy scores increased from 29.30±1.915 to 39.80±1.690 in the experimental group(t=22.15,P<0.001).Control group change(29.93±2.132-30.27±2.116)was non-significant(t=0.776,P>0.05).Posttest scores between the two groups differed significantly between groups(t=19.282,P<0.001).Conclusion:Almond oil breast massage significantly enhances breast milk adequacy in post-LSCS mothers and can be integrated into routine postnatal nursing care.
