Massage: The Oketani Method is based upon practical breastfeeding theory, but is original in its practice. Oketani breast massage improves breastmilk secretion, can prevent and treat problems such as mastitis. In addition, the massage is painless, allowing your body to relax and breathe, something very much appreciated by mothers.
The Oketani breast massage consists of massaging and milking the base of the breasts. These delicate glands are massaged as well as protected.
Study summary
This study aims to determine the effects of Oketani breast massage on breastfeeding success, breastfeeding self-efficacy and satisfaction of primiparous mothers.
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* To volunteer to participate in the study,
* To be over 18 years of age,
* To be able to read and write,
* To be able to read and understand Turkish,
* To have no hearing, speech or visual impairments,
* To have received breastfeeding training at a pregnancy school,
* To be healthy in the 36th week of primiparous pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Obstacles to communication include having a visual, hearing or perception disorder,
* Not being able to read or write,
* Having a psychiatric illness,
* Being multiparous and having a vaginal birth,
* Having a risky pregnancy.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Antenatal and Pospartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form — 1. week, 2. week and after labor 1. day The first form of the scale developed by Dennis and Faux was designed as 33 items, but after a second study, Dennis revised the scale and created a 14-item short form. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Aluş Tokat et al. in 2017. The scale can be administered in prenatal and postnatal periods and measures how competent women feel about breastfeeding. The items of the five-point Likert-type scale are scored as not at all sure
(1), not very sure (2), sometimes sure (3), sure (4), very sure (5). The lowest score that can be obtained from all the evaluation scores of the scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A low total score on the scale indicates a low perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy. In the original scale, the Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the prenatal form was 0.87 and the Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the postnatal form was 0.86.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Cankiri State Hospital
Çankırı
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
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