Effect of Peppermint Water Versus Expressed Breast Milk on Nipple Trauma among Lactating Primiparous | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 14, Volume 13, Issue 1 - Serial Number 2017, 2017, Pages 227-243 PDF (391.8 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2017.38320 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Elsaida Gouda Naser1; Sanaa Ali Nour2; Amina Saad Gonied3; Rabaa Elsaid Shaban4 | ||
| 1Assist .Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University | ||
| 2Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. | ||
| 3Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||
| 4Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Back ground: Nipple trauma associated with breast feeding is common during lactation, with an incidence ranging from 34% to 96% and remains the major reason for failing to establish breastfeeding. Aim of the study: was to determine the effect of peppermint water in the prevention of nipple trauma during breastfeeding. Subjects and methods: Research design: A Quasi-experimental design. Setting: study was carried out at postnatal department of Zagazig University Hospitals .Subject: One hundred primiparous breastfeeding women were assigned randomly to two groups. Each group (50 women) applied only one of the above preparations on both breasts for 14 days. The rate of nipple trauma and areola crack and pain was evaluated together with the change in women knowledge and practice. Tools of data collection: A structured interview sheet, Evaluation check list to assess women's practices related to breastfeeding, Visual Analogue Scale, The Nipple Trauma Score and nipple soreness scale. Results: Vast majority of the subjects in peppermint water group and group of expressed breast milk had wrong or incomplete knowledge about breast feeding on the first day. More than two thirds of women in peppermint water group and group of expressed breast milk felt no pain in their breasts or nipple at the 7th day. However by the 14th day, women in group 1 (peppermint water) had significantly experience mild and moderate pain and less severe pain compared to group of expressed breast milk .Conclusion: peppermint water is effective in the prevention of nipple trauma and less nipple pain compared to the application of express breast milk. Recommendations: Further studies are recommended to gain more insight into the effectiveness of peppermint water. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Traumatic nipples; peppermint; Express breast milk | ||
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