An Experimental study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Acupressure Shiastu on Enhancing Lactation among Primipara Mothers by Estimating Serum Prolactin Level at Selected Hospitals Kanchipuram District

Abstract

Objectives: 1. To assess the pre test and post test level of knowledge on exclusive breast feeding and serum prolactin level among primipara mothers. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of Acupressure-shiastu among primipara mothers in experimental and control group. 3. To find the association between the selected demographic variables and post-test level of serum prolactin among primigravida mothers. 4. To find out the association between the selected demographic variables and Knowledge among primigravida mothers. Methods: True experimental pre test, post test design was adopted and probability Simple Random sampling was used to select the samples. Based on the sampling criteria totally 326 samples were selected for this study, out of this 163 samples were grouped in experimental group and treated with acupressure shiatsu and educational intervention and 163 samples were grouped in control group and treated with educational intervention regarding exclusive breast feeding. Results: Acupressure-Shiatsu Group: In experimental group pre test serum prolactin level shows the mean score was 68.6135, standard deviation of 12.45601 with the standard error mean of 0.97563. In post test the mean score was 103.9571, standard deviation of 10.20430 and the standard error mean was 0.79926. This proves that the serum prolactin level was increased and statistically significant with the t value 32.704 at plt0.001. Educational Intervention Group: In pre test shows the mean score was 69.295, standard deviation was 12.647 with the standard error mean of 0.99060. In post test the mean score was 98.896 with the standard deviation of 12.568 and the standard error mean was 0.984. This proves that the knowledge score in the control group was improved and statistically significant with the t value 33.505 at plt0.001. Conclusion: The study concluded that acupressure shiatsu was effective in enhancing lactation and educational intervention was also effective in improving the knowledge score on exclusive breast feeding and LATCHES score among primipara mothers.