The effects of stimulating milk flow in postpartum mothers using ultrasound diathermy.

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental research aims to study the effect of stimulating milk flow in postpartum mothers with ultrasound diathermy. The sample group is postpartum mothers who come to give birth at Phon Phisai Hospital during January-April 2024. Number of 30 cases by purposively recruit. Divided into a control group of 15 patients who received normal nursing care and an experimental group of 15 patients who received a program to stimulate milk flow with ultrasound diathermy 3 times, 24, 32 and 40 hours after birth, with stimulation before breastfeeding or 2 hours after breastfeeding. Then measure the amount of milk flow, breast comfort and pain during breastfeeding before the first stimulation and after every stimulation. Use the intensity of ultrasound diathermy equal to 2.0 w/cm² to stimulate each breast for 11 minutes by circling the sound head over the areola for 1 minute and circling the breast for another 10 minutes. After that, squeeze the nipples to measure the amount of milk flow. Ask about comfort and pain while breastfeeding. The results of the experiment found that the experimental group had an average age of 25.07 years (SD=3.94), the average gestational age was 38.27 weeks (SD=0.88), the average birth weight was 3,023.60 (SD=416.18). The control group had an average age of 24.13 years (SD=5.80). average gestational age 38.13(SD=0.99,average birth weight 2,745 (SD=2,4,109. Both groups intended to breastfeed all mothers, mostly between 6-9 months. Milk flow in the experimental group was significantly greater than that in the control group, P<0.05. Breastfeeding comfort in the experimental group was significantly greater than that in the control group, P<0.05. Breast pain. While breastfeeding in the experimental group was significantly less than that in the control group, P<0.05, and the satisfaction of the experimental group was at a good level.