The Effect of Warm Pads Applied to the Breast During Episiotomy Repair on the Amount of Milk, Breastfeeding Motivation and the Perception of Insufficient Milk
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
- Enrollment
- 210
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Postpartum Milk Expression and Amount Information Form
Study Overview
Brief Summary
H1-1 Hypothesis: Warm pads applied to the breast during episiotomy repair in the intervention group will have an effect on increasing milk production compared with the control group.
H1-2 Hypothesis: Warm pads applied to the breast of the intervention group during episiotomy repair will have an effect on increasing breastfeeding motivation compared to the control group.
H1-3 Hypothesis: Warm pads applied to the breast of the intervention group during episiotomy repair will have an effect on reducing the mother's perception of insufficient milk compared to the control group.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •First pregnancy,
- •Those who are 18 years or older,
- •Can speak Turkish and express themselves in Turkish,
- •Do not have any disability (such as sight, hearing),
- •Gave birth after >37 weeks of pregnancy,
- •Who have had a normal birth and have had an episiotomy,
- •There is no open wound on the breast,
- •A singleton pregnancy,
- •Women who are open to communication and mentally and emotionally healthy.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Those who do not agree to work
- •Those who want to leave for any reason during the application process
- •Having postpartum haemorrhage,
- •Women who develop any postpartum complications,
- •Women whose babies are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Arms & Interventions
Warm Pads Applied to the Breast
When repairing the episiotomy of a pregnant woman who has given birth, a pad heated in a microwave oven at 180 W for 1 minute is applied to each breast for 20 minutes. The application is made when the temperature of the pad, measured with a thermometer, reaches a maximum of 40.5 C.
Intervention: Warm Pads Applied to the Breast (Other)
Control
A routine care was performed.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Postpartum Milk Expression and Amount Information Form
Time Frame: in the first hour in postpartum period
Postpartum Milk Expression and Amount Information Form aims to be evaluated by researchers by asking 8 questions to the intervention group and 6 questions to the control group. The questions were prepared by the researcher. There are statements that need to be measured quantitatively and recorded by the researcher.
Introductory Information Form
Time Frame: pre-intervention
The Introductory Information Form is a 15-item survey form prepared by researchers based on the literature. The Introductory Information Form includes 10 questions on socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women and their partners and 5 questions on obstetric characteristics of pregnant women.
Secondary Outcomes
- Primiparous Breastfeeding Motivation Scale (PBMS)(in the second hour in postpartum period)
- Perception of Insufficient Milk Supply Questionaire(in the second hour in postpartum period)
Investigators
Asiye Tutca
Midwifery, Student of Master
Selcuk University