Effect of Faradic Stimulation on Acupuncture Points for Postnatal Scanty Milk Secretion
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Effect of Faradic Stimulation on Acupuncture Points for Postnatal Scanty Milk Secretion, MAI M.M. EL-SHAFEI, KHADIJA S. ABDUL AZIZ, WAFAA M.K. ABD EL-FATTAH and AHMED M. OSSMAN
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the effect of faradic stimulation on acupuncture points for postnatal scanty milk secretion. Thirty women of postnatal scanty milk secretion (ages from 20 to 30 y) within the 2nd month after normal vaginal delivery chosen from outpatient clinic of "Kom Hamada General Hospital" El-Beheira Governorate during the year of 2016 had been participated in this study. The patients were randomly divided into two groups of equal numbers. Group A (study group) and Group B (control group). Each group consists of 15 lactating mothers who received faradic current at three acupuncture points for 30 minutes plus the same regular medical treatment. Group A received active faradic current while Group B received placebo one. Faradic current was given 5 days per week for three weeks. Evaluations of all mothers in both Groups (A & B) were done at pre, post-treatment and at follow-up through assessment of serum prolactin level, weight of the babies and the degree of im-provement in the flow of milk.
Results: In both Groups (A & B) evaluation variables showed a statistically significant difference (p=0.0001) between pre and post-treatment, pre-treatment and at follow-up as well as post-treatment and at follow-up. Comparison between both Groups (A & B), there was a significant increase in prolactin of study group compared with control at post-treatment and at follow-up values (p=0.008) and (p=0.005), respectively. Concerning the improvement of flow of milk, there was a significant increase (p=0.0001) in Group (A) than Group (B) at post-treatment values as well as at follow-up values. And for the increase in the weight of the baby, there was no significant difference in baby weight between study and control groups at post-treatment and at follow-up values.
Conclusion: Faradic stimulation of acupuncture points can be used effectively to improve lactation which in turn can lead to the normal weight gain of the newly born.