Effects of Foot Reflexology on Lactation in Postnatal Mothers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karad

Abstract

Introduction: Patients’ mothers who are admitted to the maternity ward, as well as the nurses who work in the maternity department, may have learning needs or nursing care priority needs. On the other hand, the majority of studies have concentrated their attention on the mother’s knowledge in a variety of domains, and the majority of the research has been carried out in hospitals. Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of foot reflexology in promoting lactation in postnatal women. The goals of this study are to determine whether or not foot reflexology stimulates lactation in the experimental group. Methods: At a particular hospital in Karad city, postnatal mothers participated in a descriptive research study that was carried out. The evaluation of sixty postnatal caesarean mothers was carried out with the use of the purposeful sampling technique. The LATCH scale was used to collect data from postnatal moms using a semi-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to gather background information. Result: The results of the study showed that postnatal women had their lactation levels tested and evaluated to determine how far along they had progressed. With a standard deviation of 0.75 and 0.50 respectively, the mean LATCH score of postnatal caesarean moms in the experimental group using the LATCH breastfeeding assessment scale was 3.53, and it climbed to 9.08 following Reflex zone Stimulation. Foot massage is helpful for post-natal mothers in improving their ability to breastfeed their children. According to the results of the study, the administration of reflex zone therapy is an effective method for initiating the release of breast milk and promoting breastfeeding. Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that stimulating the reflex zones was a very useful method for increasing the amount of breast milk produced by postnatal mothers. The findings demonstrated that reflex zone stimulation is an extremely efficient method for increasing the amount of milk produced by postnatal moms.