Combination of Breast Care and Moringa Leaf Tea to Increase Breast Milk Volume

Abstract

A small amount of breast milk at the beginning of breastfeeding is one of the problems that are often experienced by mothers during the puerperium. Caring for the breasts during pregnancy can help produce milk. Moringa leaf tea can help breast milk production because it contains phytosterol chemicals which have the effect of Lagtogogum, in increasing milk production. The purpose of the study was to determine the combination of breast care and Moringa leaf tea in increasing the volume of breast milk. The design of this study was a pre-experimental one group pretest and post-test. Purposive sampling was used to take samples of postpartum mothers on the first day. Wilcoxon test was used in univariate and bivariate analysis. The results of the study on 15 respondents, 2 (13.3%) breast milk production was smooth and 13 (86.7%) was not smooth before getting breast care and Moringa leaf steeping water. Smooth milk production 13 (86.7%), and 2 (13.3%) substandard, after receiving breast care and Moringa leaf tea. Wilcoxon test value of P = 0.001 (p < 0.05). Postpartum mothers produce more milk on the first day when they combine breast care with Moringa leaf tea Keyword: breast milk breast care Moringa leaf tea This open-access article is under the CC-BY-SA license.