TY - JOUR AU - Darmawati, Darmawati AU - Kamil, Hajjul AU - Rosmaidar, Rosmaidar AU - Wardani, Elly AU - Fajri, Nova AU - Jannah, Syarifah Rauzatul AU - Rizkia, Mira PY - 2022/04/10 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Effectiveness of the Rolling Massage Technique on Breast Milk Adequacy for the Baby in the COVID-19 Pandemic JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - Open Access Maced J Med Sci VL - 10 IS - G SE - Nursing in Gynecology and Obstetrics DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8882 UR - https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/8882 SP - 435-439 AB - <div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">BACKGROUND: </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">Rolling massage is one of the actions for postpartum mothers that can increase breast milk production (ASI). There are many benefits of rolling massage for babies. Still, there are no studies that discuss the effectiveness of rolling messages on the adequacy of breast milk in infants during the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p></div><div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">AIM: </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">This study aims to identify the effectiveness of rolling massage on the adequacy of breast milk during the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p></div><div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">METHODS: </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">This research is quantitative research with a quasi-experimental approach. The sample selection used a random method with a total sample of 63 postpartum mothers divided into two groups, namely, 32 samples in the intervention group and 31 in the control group. The rolling massage was performed on mothers in the intervention group on days 1, 3, and 7 postpartum. Data were analyzed using the ANOVA test.</span></p></div><div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">RESULTS: </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">The results showed a significant difference between the adequacy of breastfeeding in the control group and the intervention group, which was seen from the difference in the frequency of urination (p = 0.036), satisfaction with breastfeeding (p = 0.001), and the increase in infant weight (p = 0.001) at measurements 7 and 30 postpartum day.</span></p></div><div><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Rolling massage is very effective for postpartum mothers to achieve adequate milk intake for babies. Therefore, it is highly recommended to do it in the first days after giving birth to increase the mother’s milk production to meet the needs of breast milk intake for the baby.</div> ER -