The Effect of Cabbage Leaf Treatment in Alleviating Breast Engorgement in Postpartum Mother

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10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.045How to use a DOI?

Keywords

cabbage leaf treatment, engorgement, breast swelling, non-pharmacological therapy

Abstract

Breast engorgement takes place because breast milk is not implanted adequately. In consequence, the rest of the milk is collected in the ductal system triggering engorgement. If the breast engorgement is not resolved, mastitis and breast abscess will occur. This study aims to determine the effect of cabbage leaf treatment in alleviating breast engorgement in postpartum mothers. This research conducted a pre-experiment with one group pretest-posttest design method. The samples were selected with accidental sampling and analyzed with paired t-tests. The instrument of this study was a six-point engorgement scale (SPES). The statistical test showed that there was an effect of giving cabbage leaf compresses to relieve breast swelling in postpartum mothers with p = 0,000. The results of this study were expected to be a reference in treating breast engorgement by handling cabbage leaf treatment as non-pharmacological therapy.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nidatul Khofiyah
AU  - Siwi Dwi Febriyanti
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/27
TI  - The Effect of Cabbage Leaf Treatment in Alleviating Breast Engorgement in Postpartum Mother
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 205
EP  - 207
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.045
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.045
ID  - Khofiyah2021
ER  -