Speed Of Breast Milk Expulsion In Postpartum Mothers With Application Of Massage Corset

Abstract

Postpartum mothers often experience difficulty in breastfeeding due to lack of milk production. Furthermore, to speed up the expulsion and production of breast milk, back and oxytocin massage, as well as breast care methods, are used. The implementation requires the assistance of health workers, families, special skills, and time. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the speed of milk expulsion using a massage corset and a microcontroller with a sample of 40 people. A quasi-experiment with a post-test-only control design was used, and the variables were the postpartum massage (manual) and the massage corset group. The experiment was conducted twice daily for 4 days in a row, and both groups were controlled when milk expulsion occurred. The Independent T-Test showed a difference in the speed of breast milk expulsion where the massage corset group was faster at 3.67 hours. Therefore, this method can be applied in accelerating the expulsion of breast milk in postpartum mothers.