Oxytocin Massage With Lavender Aromatherapy Oil To Increases The Flow Of Breast Milk

Abstract

Ineffective breastfeeding is a condition where the mother and baby experience dissatisfaction or difficulty during the breastfeeding process. Breast milk can be effectively expelled from the breast by stimulating the oxytocin reflex.  One way to stimulate the oxytocin reflex is to massage the mother with oxytocin.  Oxytocin massage can be combined with lavender aromatherapy oil because the spinal massage and  the aroma of lavender aromatherapy oil that you can feel through your sense of smell is an effort that can quickly increase the release of the hormone oxytocin.  The aim of this study was to determine and analyze nursing care for post partum mothers with ineffective nursing problems by using threatment oxytocin massage with lavender aromatherapy oil.  The design used in the study used qualitative methods.  The participant of this study involved 3 participants who met the inclusion criteria.  The instrument used in this study was an observation sheet for flow of breast milk from maternal and infant factors, and using operational procedure standart for oxytocin massage with lavender aromatherapy oil.  The results showed that before being given the intervention, the third was not breastfeeding smoothly and after being given the intervention, the third participant was breastfeeding smoothly. The conclusion of this study is that oxytocin massage with lavender aromatherapy oil is can increases the flow breast milk.