J Nurs Acad Soc.  1975 Dec;5(2):74-91.

The Study for the Effect of Breast Massage and Manual Expression of the Breast before Engorgement after Delivery

• Kim WO

Abstract

A purpose of this study was to compare the breast massage and manual expression of the breast before engorgement after delivery with the time of engorgement, the throbbing pain in breast, the first amount of breast milk and involution of the uterus. The subjects selected for this study were 138 women (experimental group;69, control group ;69) who were admitted to the Dept. of Obstet. and Gyneco. of Kyung Hee University Hospital from Jan. 5 to June 5 , 1975. The results of study were as follows; 1 . The average age of the women 26. 9 years old in the expermental group and 27. 6 years old in the control group. As to religion, the number of those who had no religion was 58.0 percent and 62.4 percent respectively. Classified according to occupation, there were 87.0 percent in house wives of the boths group. Educational background; 87.0 percent of high school graduates or above, 78.3 percent respectively. The occupation of husband 53.7 percent of company employees stood highest and 42.0 percent respectively. In according to the grade of wards, 55.1 percent and 52.2 percent of four-men room stood highest. 2. Physical condition:Body weight before this pregnancy(T=0.4962, N. S.), the size of breast (X2df2= 0.1728, N. S.), the shape of nipple(X2df 3 =1.3804, N. S.), hemoglobin's level of the first day after de livery (T=1.2572, N. S.), the above were showed non significant between the experimental group pnd control group The investigator found any difference between the two groups of the health condition during the pregnancy. 3 . The rate of no experience of breast massage during pregnancy was 85 percent and 75.4 percent (X2dfl=2. 2562, N. S.). 4. As to the meal during hospitalization after delivery; The boths of the groups in ordinary food took usually of meeyok soup and milk(X2df8=2. 5957, N. S.). 5 . The relation between the first step of breast massage, second step of the manual expression of breast before engorgement after delivery and time of engorgement: average time of engorgement in the experimental group (2.1 days+/-0.8) was shortened than the control group (3.3 days +- 1.2). (T=-6.9045, P<0.005). It took less time in the experimental group of primipara (2. 2days+/-0. 7) than in the control group (3. ldays+/-l. 2) and it also took less time in the experimental group of multipara (2.0 days+/-0.9) than in the control group (3. 5days+/-l. 4). (Primipara T=-3.9266, 0< 0.005. Mu-ltipara T=5.2356, P

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Breast*
Child
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Massage*
Meals
Milk, Human
Occupations
Pregnancy
Research Personnel
Spouses
Uterus