Effect of pectoralis major myofascial release massage for breastfeeding mothers on breast pain, engorgement, and newborns’ breast milk intake and sleeping patterns in Korea: a randomized controlled trial

Purpose Supportive interventions to improve breastfeeding practice are needed in nursing. This study investigated the effects of pectoralis major myofascial release massage (MRM) on breast pain and engorgement among breastfeeding mothers and on breast milk intake and sleep patterns among newborns. M...

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Published in:Korean journal of women health nursing 2023-03, Vol.29 (1), p.66-75
Main Authors: Won-Ryung Choi, Yeon-Suk Kim, Ju-Ri Kim, Myung-Haeng Hur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
breast feeding
human milk
massage
pain
pectoralis muscles
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Summary:Purpose Supportive interventions to improve breastfeeding practice are needed in nursing. This study investigated the effects of pectoralis major myofascial release massage (MRM) on breast pain and engorgement among breastfeeding mothers and on breast milk intake and sleep patterns among newborns. Methods Breastfeeding mothers who had delivered between 37 and 43 weeks and had 7- to 14-day-old newborns were recruited from a postpartum care center in Gunpo, Korea. Participants were randomized to the MRM or control group. The outcome variables were breast pain and breast engorgement among breastfeeding mothers and breast milk intake and sleep time among newborns. The experimental treatment involved applying MRM to separate the pectoralis major muscle and the underlying breast tissue in the chest. After delivery, the first MRM session (MRM I) was provided by a breast specialist nurse, and the second (MRM II) was administered 48 hours after MRM I. Results Following MRM, breast pain (MRM I: t=−5.38, p
ISSN:2287-1640
2093-7695
DOI:10.4069/kjwhn.2023.03.15