Abstract
Background: A little milk production in the first days of childbirth becomes an obstacle in breastfeeding. Acupressure can help maximize the prolactin and oxytocin receptors to address the insufficiency of breast milk production. The oxytocin massage is an attempt to stimulate the hormone oxytocin to accelerate milk production.
Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of breast acupressure and oxytocin massage on increasing milk production in postpartum mothers in general hospitals of Ungaran, Indonesia.
Methods: This study used quasi-experiment with post-test design only design and with a control group, conducted on 26 respondents with total sampling technique that fulfilled inclusion criteria. Data were analyzed with an independent t-test.
Results: The results of the research showed that the difference between mean and treatment group was 282.31 and control group 218.08 was with p-value = 0.000 (< 0.05).
Conclusion: This study recommends that patients independently perform breast acupressure and oxytocin massage.
Keywords: breast acupressure, oxytocin massage, milk production, postpartum.
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Corresponding Author
Desak Made W Parwati
Nursing Department of Ministry of Health Polytechnic of Semarang
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.47
