Efficacy of Amino Acids, Vitamins, Minerals, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Galactagogue Combination on Lactation: A Postmarketing Surveillance Study

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ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the efficacy mothers in galactagogue + vitamins + aminoacids in postpartum mothers in terms of quantitative improvement of mothers in milk, patient satisfaction and compliance and overall growth of infant due to addition of nutritive value after 30 days of treatment. Study A multicentric, noncomparative study was conducted on 1132 patients spread across the country. This study included mothers with inadequate or no breast milk at the time of delivery; and also mothers who had preterm delivery, associated with inadequate milk production. The patients were advised 30 gm of lactancia powder (galactagogue + vitamins + minerals) twice daily along with lukewarm water or milk for at least a month to assess the efficacy and tolerability. The patient's history, mode of delivery and weight of infant were recorded at baseline and the parameters like quantitative improvement in milk, infant growth, patient satisfaction and patient compliance were examined after 3, 5, 7 and 30 days of treatment. Results Ninety percent patients had a good improvement and 45% patients with an excellent improvement in lactation after 3 to 5 days of treatment. Among the mothers who had delivered through C-section, it was noted that 223 (46%) mothers had an excellent improvement in lactation following administration of studied formulation, while 229 (47%) mothers had a good improvement. In the LBW infants, the mean weight had increased from 2.29 to 3.04 kg, while in the VLBW, the mean weight increased from 1.41 to 2.3 kg. Conclusion Due to changing life style and increased prevalence of mothers IMS, or low/inadequate milk secretion, C-section operative cases, preterm delivery cases can be benefited with studied formulation. How to cite this article Mehta A. Efficacy of Amino Acids, Vitamins, Minerals, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Galactagogue Combination on Lactation: A Postmarketing Surveillance Study. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2014;6(2):118-122.