Effect of nipple care in pregnancy in prevention of postpartum mastitis
10.7619/jcmp.201716029
- VernacularTitle:孕期乳头护理在预防孕产妇产后乳腺炎中的效果观察
- Author:
Yuping WU
1
;
Fen WU
;
Qin LI
Author Information
1. 湖北省咸宁市通城县人民医院 产科
- Keywords:
nipple care;
puerperae;
prevention;
mastitis
- From:
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice
2017;21(16):91-93
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of pregnant nipple care in preventing postpartum mastitis.Methods A total of 124 puerperae with normal nipple development in obstetric department in our hospital were randomly divided into observation Ⅰ group and controlⅠgroup, with 62 cases in each group.Another 124 puerperae with abnormal nipple development at the same time were randomly divided into the observationⅡgroup andⅡcontrol group, with 62 cases in each group.The control groups were conducted special dispose while the observation group of puerperas were managed with pregnancy nipple care.The postpartum nipple depression situation, chapped nipple situation, milk deposition conditions and the probability of occurrence of mastitis of the four groups were compared.Results Compared with the control group, the incidences of flat, retraction nipples, and cracked nipples, galactostasis and mastitis of observation group were lower, but the success rate of postpartum feeding was higher, the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Pregnancy nipple care can reduce the occurrence of postpartum mastitis, which is worth popularizing in clinic.