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Effect Of Breast Massage On Breast Milk Volume And Experience On The Expression Of Breast Milk Among Mothers Of Preterm Neonates, Sharmila Jose Ms, Sonia R B D'Souza Dr, Sreedevi C Ms
Effect Of Breast Massage On Breast Milk Volume And Experience On The Expression Of Breast Milk Among Mothers Of Preterm Neonates, Sharmila Jose Ms, Sonia R B D'Souza Dr, Sreedevi C Ms
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Prematurity is a serious and unmet challenge in perinatal health care. The incidence of premature births in India in 2010 was about 13%. As survival rates of preterm infants improve, prime attention is given on the management of nutrition and the mothers are motivated to supply expressed breastmilk to improve the quality of survival. Methods: The study included mothers of preterm neonates who belonged to the 27 to 34 weeks of gestational age. Recruitment to the study was based on breast engorgement screening using a breast engorgement screening scale on the second and the third postnatal day. The study had …