艾灸仪联合以肝胃经为主穴位按压在促进产后泌乳中的应用

摘要

Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of moxibustion instrument combined with acupuncture points massage of liver and stomach channel on postpartum lactation. Methods A total of 120 postpartum women without pregnancy or parturition complications were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group, with 60 cases in each group. Both two groups received conventional nursing on breastfeeding, and the observation group was applied with moxibustion instrument combined with acupuncture points massage of liver and stomach channel. The initiation of postpartum lactation and lactation quantity were compared between two groups. Results The observation group had a earlier initiation of postpartum lactation compared with the control group (P＜0.05). The proportion of parturient with sufficient lactation quantity in the observation group was significant higher than that of controls 24 h and 48 h after delivery respectively. Conclusion xibustion instrument combined with acupuncture points massage of liver and stomach channel can effectively prevent postpartum hypogalactia and to improve the success of the pure breastfeeding rate.