Beta
302331

Effect of Scraping Technique (Gua-Sha) on Breast Engorgement among Primi Post-Natal Women

Article

Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: Breast engorgement is a common problem that prevents women from initiating and maintaining breastfeeding. The number of recommended interventions to treat breast engorgement is insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of scraping technique (Gua-Sha) on breast engorgement among primi post-natal women. Design: A non-randomized controlled clinical trial design was used. Subjects: A convenient sample of 80 primi-postnatal women was recruited from the National Medical Institute's postnatal unit in Damanhour, El-Behiera Governorate. Five tools were used to collect data; Tool I: Basic data structured interview questionnaire; Tool II: A visual analogue scale (VAS) for severity of breast engorgement; Tool III: A six-point engorgement evaluation; Tool IV: Assessment of breast redness and edema around the areola, and Tool V: A latch score record. Results: There were a highly statistically significant differences in the severity of breast engorgement pain between the intervention and control groups after post assessment 2 (P=0.000). Before intervention, both the intervention and control groups had severe breast engorgement (37.5% and 32.5%, respectively). However, the intervention group showed greater improvement in post assessment 2, and there were highly statistically significant differences between both groups P=. 000. Conclusion: The findings revealed that women who practiced the Gua-Sha technique during the early post-partum period exhibit less breast engorgement than women received routine care. Recommendations: The Gua-Sha technique should be recommended as a safe non-pharmacological method in treating breast engorgement and include it as part of post-partum women's discharge teaching plan.

DOI

10.21608/ejhc.2023.302331

Keywords

Scraping technique (Gua-Sha), breast engorgement and primipara

Authors

First Name

Wesam

Last Name

kamal Ali Farag

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Assistant professor of Obstetrics & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Tahany

Last Name

Hassan Mohamed Alam

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Lecturer of Obstetrics & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Abeer

Last Name

Hassan Shamekh Taman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Lecturer of Obstetrisc & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

14

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

40375

Issue Date

2023-06-01

Receive Date

2023-06-06

Publish Date

2023-06-01

Page Start

673

Page End

688

Print ISSN

1687-9546

Online ISSN

3009-6766

Link

https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/article_302331.html

Detail API

https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=302331

Order

302,331

Type

Original Article

Type Code

631

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Health Care

Publication Link

https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Effect of Scraping Technique (Gua-Sha) on Breast Engorgement among Primi Post-Natal Women

Details

Type

Article

Created At

24 Dec 2024