Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Ayşenur DURMUŞ, Özlem CAN GÜRKAN

Konular:Hemşirelik

DOI:10.38108/ouhcd.761903

Anahtar Kelimeler:Breastfeeding problems,Breast problems,Traditional and comlementary medicine

Özet: The postpartum period is a process which occur many physical and mental changes for the mother and baby.It is very important for mother and baby health to start breastfeeding as soon as possible in the early postpartum period, and ensuring an effective continuation is very important for mother and baby health. It is important to treat nipple pain and crack in the early postpartum period and prevent breastfeeding interruption, which is one of the reasons for interruption of breastfeeding of the baby. This study was prepared to examine the evidence levels of complementary and supportive care practices used in the treatment of breast problems in breastfeeding mothers in the early postpartum period. In our study, Scopus, Pubmed, Science of Direct, Google Scholar databases were scanned with the keywords "Nipple Problems", "Nipple Problems", "Nipple Problems", "Nipple Pain" and 50 publications compatible with the subject of the study were reached. A total of 28 articles published in the last 10 years were included in our study by examining Turkish or English research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analysis studies whose full text was reached.. Its effectiveness in eliminating breast problems seen in the early postpartum period has been reported in studies with a high level of evidence, and the most applied interventions have been included in our review. As a result, olive oil, lanoline, aloe vera and mint juice can be recommended to women during breastfeeding. It is important to conduct more randomized controlled studies on the subject.

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