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ชื่อเรื่อง: The effect of ginger on breast milk volume in the early postpartum period: A randomized, double-blind controlled trial
ผู้แต่ง: Paritakul P.
Ruangrongmorakot K.
Laosooksathit W.
Suksamarnwong M.
Puapornpong P.
Keywords: galactogogue
herbaceous agent
oxytocin
placebo
prolactin
galactogogue
plant extract
absence of side effects
adult
Article
breast milk
controlled study
double blind procedure
drug capsule
drug effect
female
ginger
human
major clinical study
milk production
priority journal
prolactin blood level
puerperium
randomized controlled trial
treatment duration
breast feeding
breast milk
comparative study
drug effects
lactation
male
mother
newborn
physiology
Thailand
treatment outcome
Breast Feeding
Double-Blind Method
Female
Galactogogues
Ginger
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lactation
Male
Milk, Human
Mothers
Plant Extracts
Postpartum Period
Thailand
Treatment Outcome
วันที่เผยแพร่: 2016
บทคัดย่อ: Background: In Thailand, ginger is a popular natural galactagogue among breastfeeding women. However, there has never been evidence to support the effectiveness of ginger in increasing the breast milk volume. Objectives: To compare breast milk volume on the third and seventh day postpartum between lactating mothers who receive 500 mg dried ginger capsules twice daily with those receiving placebo. Materials and Methods: A randomized, double-blind controlled trial was conducted. Women who deliver a term baby were randomly assigned to receive dried ginger or placebo for 7 days postpartum. Breast milk volume was measured on third day postpartum using test weight method for a period of 24 hours and on seventh day postpartum using 1 hour milk production. We also compared the third day serum prolactin level between the two groups. Results: Data from 63 women were available for analysis, 30 from the ginger group and 33 from the placebo group. The two groups were similar regarding baseline characteristics. Women in the ginger group have higher milk volume than the placebo group (191.0 ± 71.2 mL/day versus 135.0 ± 61.5 mL/day, p < 0.01). However, the seventh day milk volume in the ginger group does not differ from the placebo group (80.0 ± 58.5 mL versus 112.1 ± 91.6 mL, p = 0.24). The mean serum prolactin levels were similar in both groups (321.5 ± 131.8 ng/L in the ginger group, and 331.4 ± 100.7 ng/L in the placebo group, p = 0.74). No side effect was reported in this study. Conclusion: Ginger is a promising natural galactagogue to improve breast milk volume in the immediate postpartum period without any notable side effect. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016.
URI: https://ir.swu.ac.th/jspui/handle/123456789/13379
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84986576727&doi=10.1089%2fbfm.2016.0073&partnerID=40&md5=a14f830f357ce625b926fb31e4a4065c
ISSN: 15568253
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