Document Type : Original Article
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Midwifery and reproductive health Department, nursing and midwifery faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
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Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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school of Health and Nutrition, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Khorram Abad, Lorestan, Iran
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school of Nursing and Midwifery shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ,Tehran ,Iran
10.22038/ijogi.2024.78120.6015
Abstract
Background and purpose: Background and purpose: Breast fissure is a disorder during breastfeeding that causes the lack of successful breastfeeding. Considering its high prevalence and due to the anti-inflammatory properties of ostrich oil, this study was conducted to compare the effect of ostrich oil and breast milk on the improvement of breast fissures in lactating primiparous women.
analysis method:In this clinical trial study, 106 lactating primiparous women were randomly divided into two groups of 53. In the intervention group, lactating women covered the nipple and the surrounding area with 1 gram of ostrich oil 3 times a day, and in the control group with 4 drops of their own milk, for one consecutive week. The severity of breast pain was assessed and recorded based on visual analogue scale and the severity of injury was recorded using the Storr scale.
Findings: There was a significant difference in the severity of nipple damage before the intervention (day 3 after delivery) and after the intervention (on days 7 and 10 after delivery) in the two groups (P<0.001) So that the severity of damage in the ostrich oil group was higher before the intervention and less during the 7 days of treatment. The average nipple pain before the intervention was not significant in the two groups (P=0.659), But there was a significant difference after the intervention (P<0.001).
Conclusion: It seems that ostrich oil can improve breast fissures and reduce nipple pain
Key words: Breast fissures, ostrich oil, mother's milk, visual analogue scale, Storr scale
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