Effectiveness of almond oil massage on breast feeding adequacy among postnatal mothers who are undergone LSCS from selected hospitals

Abstract

The growth and development of baby is aided by the mother's milk. Breastfeeding has various advantages for both mothers and their new born. Breast-feeding promotion is one of the World Health Organization's aims. Despite all of the activities, a large proportion of mothers need formula to feed their infants due to a lack of breast milk. Almond oil massage is a type of herbal traditional therapy that increases prolactin hormone adequacy, which increases mother's milk production. A study was conducted to see how effective almond oil massage is at enhancing postpartum women's breast milk adequacy. Pretest-posttest quasi experimental control group design was chosen as the study research design. To gather a sample of 100 postnatal mothers, purposive sampling approach was used with 50 postnatal mothers in the experimental group and 50 postnatal mothers in the control group .Only the experimental group received almond oil massages 3 times each day for 7 days. For both groups, the post-test was conducted on a daily basis. This study found that after receiving an almond oil massage, the amount of breast milk adequacy in the experimental group increased by 90% compared to the control group (80 percent). Almond oil massage, according to the study's findings, is an effective alternative therapy for improving breast milk sufficiency. Babies were observed for well attachment to breast, sucking and swallowing, relaxation during and after the feed, number of times urine passed in 24hrs, number of stool passed in 24hrs and duration of sleep after each feed.