Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Year : 2019, Volume : 13, Issue : 4
First page : ( 1687) Last page : ( 1691)
Print ISSN : 0973-9122. Online ISSN : 0973-9130.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00550.4

Effectiveness of Oxytocin Massage and Breast Care Treatment on Breast Milk Production

Hendriyani Feftin¹, Suryaningsih¹, Suharto Agung¹

¹Lecturer, Health Polytechnic of Surabaya

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

Breast care treatment is an important part that must be considered as a preparation for breastfeeding. The smoothness factor of breast milk apart from giving breast care treatment that develops one of them in triggering the release of oxytocin hormone is through oxytocin massage which is done on the postpartum and breastfeeding mothers. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of oxytocin massage and breast care treatment for more breast milk production, using static group comparison design. Dependent variables for postpartum maternal breast milk production, the independent variables were oxytocin massage and breast care treatment. The subjects were 28 postpartum mothers at BPS Rtn, Mlajah, Bangkalan Indonesia, selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using observation sheets, then analyzed by Krusskal Wallis test. Based on the results, it was proved that the average rank in the oxytocin massage and breast care treatment combination group was higher than the average rank in the breast care treatment group. The average rating in the breast care treatment group was higher than the average oxytocin massage group and the average oxytocin massage group was higher than the control group. However, there was no difference in breast milk expenditure in each group (p-value >0.05).

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Keywords

Breast milk production, oxytocin massage, breast care treatment.

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