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Effect of Hoffman's Exercise on Successful Breastfeeding and Satisfaction among Postnatal Women with Flat and Inverted Nipples

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Breastfeeding is the most cost-effective intervention for reducing infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Having flat or inverted nipples is among the reasons that prevent exclusive breastfeeding. Hoffman's exercise is a manual exercise that may help break adhesions at the base of the nipple that keep it inverted. Aim: To determine the effect of Hoffman's exercise on successful breastfeeding and satisfaction among postnatal women with flat and inverted nipples. Design: a quasi-experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted at the postnatal unit of Damanhour Medical National Institute. Subjects: A convenience sample of 80 postpartum women Tools: three tools were used for data collection. Tool I: Socio-demographic and reproductive history structured interview schedule. Tool II: LATCH scale for the assessment of the level of breastfeeding. Tool III Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale (MBFES) is the Likert scale to assess maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding response. Results: Findings of the present study revealed that the total score of the LATCH scale was statistically significantly increased among the study group after intervention (p=<0.001). Regarding the degree of satisfaction with breastfeeding following the intervention, there were highly statistically significant differences between the analyzed groups (p<0.001), favoring the study group. In addition, the study findings showed that 42.5% and 27.5% of the subjects in the study group were either very satisfied or satisfied respectively, compared to only 5% and 7.5% of the subjects in the control group after intervention. Conclusion: The study concluded that postnatal women who practice Hoffman's exercise exhibit higher scores on the LATCH scale which means that Hoffman's exercise had a positive effect on the level of breastfeeding and women's satisfaction. Recommendations: Hoffman's exercise should be recommended as a safe, simple, painless, and effective, non-pharmacological method for treating flat and inverted nipples.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.350726

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breastfeeding, Hoffman's exercise, postnatal, flat, and Inverted nipple

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Moustafa Ashour Elkhatib

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Lecturer of Obstetric& Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University

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Hanan

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Abd Elrahman Mostafa Kandeel

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Assistant professor of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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Gomaa Ramdan Elgmal

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Lecturer of Obstetric & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University

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15

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2

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46847

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2024-06-01

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2024-04-18

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2024-06-01

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89

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101

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Hoffman's Exercise on Successful Breastfeeding and Satisfaction among Postnatal Women with Flat and Inverted Nipples

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24 Dec 2024