AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALMOND OIL APPLICATION IN PROMOTION OF BREAST MILK SECRETION AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS UNDERGONE LSCS IN SELECTED HOSPITAL AT UDAIPUR, (RAJ.)

Author Name: 1.Mrs. Pinki Gurjar

Volume/Issue: 05/06

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2024-26862388/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Sarvodaya College of Nursing, Nagaur, Rajasthan, India.

ABSTRACT

Breast milk is the first vaccine, the best protection against illness and disease. , it provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they can digest more diverse food. The benefits of breastfeeding for the health and well-being of the mother and baby are well documented WHO recommends early breastfeeding initiation. The researcher adopted a quantitative experimental research approach with quasi quasi-experimental, non-randomized control group design.60 postnatal mothers undergone LSCS were selected by using a non-probability convenient sampling technique. Based on the pre-test score the nursing intervention was administered by the researcher to the participant. The post-test was conducted on 5th day of the pre-test. The collected data were analyzed based on the above-mentioned objectives using descriptive and inferential statistics. This Study concluded that there was a promotion of breast milk secretion among postnatal mothers undergone LSCS which indicates that almond oil application was effective.

Key words: Evaluate, Effectiveness, Almond oil, Almond oil massage, Promotion, Breast milk, Postnatal mothers.