A Study to Find the Prevalence of Breast Engorgement among Lactating Mothers
| Autor: | M.V. Sowmya, D. Indrani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Visual analogue scale Obstetrics business.industry Vaginal delivery medicine.medical_treatment Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Breastfeeding Milk ejection reflex medicine.disease Milk supply Soft breast medicine Caesarean section business Breast engorgement |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 11:462 |
| ISSN: | 0976-5506 0976-0245 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Breast engorgement problem was common in early days and also after weeks of breastfeeding. This frequent problem can happen to lactating mother who don’t or can’t breast feed as well asthose who do. It is usually caused by an imbalance between milk supply and infant demand, if engorgementleft untreated it can lead to potentially serious issues including painful blebs, plugged milk ducts or mastitis.Aim: The study aimed to find out the prevalence of breast engorgement among lactating mothers withvaginal delivery, Lower segmental caesarean section.Materials and Method: A total of 90 women were selected from SaveethaHospital and Saveetha RuralHealth Centre, based on the inclusion criteria Saveetha Hospital and Saveetha Rural Health Centre, basedon the inclusion criteria of Lactating mothers with Breast Engorgement and pain for atleast 2-3days whounderwent vaginal delivery or lower segmental caesarean section. Exclusion criteria were lactating motherswith soft breast and non lactating mothers and other breast problems. After getting the consent from mothersand after explaining the Six Point Self-rated Engorgement Scale(SPES) and Visual Analogue Scale(VAS).They were asked to rate their level of engorgement and pain .The materials used were VAS and SPES.Results: The study showed that the prevalence of breast engorgement among lactating mothers was 65%-75%.Conclusion: The study concluded that the prevalence of breast engorgement among lactating mothers was65%-75%.Breast engorgement is a major issue in the lactating mothers can leads to many problems likeblocked milk ducts, feeding difficulties, a depressed milk ejection reflex, infection, inflammation of thebreast and sore/cracked nipples. |
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