ABM Clinical Protocol #20: Engorgement

Berens, Pam

doi:10.1089/bfm.2009.9997

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“…[45] In Taiwan a Randomized Controlled Trial used massage therapy as a form of treatment. [16,46] According to Wong & his colleges [34] they stated that, cabbage leaf treatment used on women with breast engorgement to reduce pain, the firmness of the engorged breasts and increased the duration of breastfeeding. In the present study, table four shows that there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest of the pain score and engorgement score for the cold cabbage group and the warm compresses group (p < .001*).…”

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Effect of two different nursing care approaches on reduction of breast engorgement among postnatal women

El-saidy¹,

Aboushady

2016

JNEP

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Introduction: Breast engorgement is a painful condition that affects a huge number of postnatal women. It is associated with unsuccessful breastfeeding, mastitis, and breast inflammation. So, there is a need to increase awareness regarding the efficiency of different nursing interventions as: warm compresses and cold cabbage leaves to treat breast engorgement. The aim of the study was to reduce the level of breast engorgement among the postnatal mothers and to compare the effect of warm compresses versus cold cabbage leaves on breast engorgement. Methods: A Quasi-experimental (equivalent pre-posttest group) research design was adopted. Setting: This study was conducted at postnatal ward and outpatient clinic at El-Manial Maternity hospital, Cairo Governate, Egypt. Subjects: A total of 90 postnatal mothers.They were randomly assigned into two groups (45 for each). Tools: Four tools were used to collect data; Maternal structured interviewing questionnaire, Six-points engorgement scale, Visual Analog Scale, and LATCH breastfeeding scale. Results: The mean age of the mothers was 26.6 ± 4.3 years old. More than twenty percent of each group suffered from firm and tender breasts (22.2% & 28.9%). Also, there was a statistically significant difference between the pre and post symptoms of breast engorgement, levels of breast engorgement, pain score, and engorgement score for both groups (p < .05*). Hence, both the interventions were effective in relieving pain and reducing breast engorgement. Conclusion: An application of cold cabbage leaves and warm compresses are effective for relieving breast engorgement. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest of pain score and engorgement score for both groups (p < .001*). Recommendation: Nurses should be trained to include cold cabbage and warm compresses nursing approaches for managing breast engorgement in their discharge teaching plan. Also, prevention and early detection of breast engorgement should be done for all postnatal women.

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Effect of two different nursing care approaches on reduction of breast engorgement among postnatal women

El-saidy¹,

Aboushady

2016

JNEP

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“…The pediatric clinician should be able to elicit the dyad’s concerns by implementation of a basic stepwise diagnostic approach ( Table 2 ) 8 and then administer appropriate treatment with reliance on available resources ( Table 3 ). 8 - 24 Following the 4 steps of the breastfeeding infant health supervision visit, as listed in Table 2 , should help the clinician to determine the reason(s) for the breastfeeding difficulty. Ideally, all pediatric clinicians should develop confidence in obtaining the medical history, which includes a detailed surveillance of the breastfeeding experience.…”

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confidence: 99%