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Research advance on tuina and postpartum milk secretion

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摘要

目的

分析推拿影响产后乳汁分泌的相关文献, 总结推拿治疗产后泌乳障碍的临床规律.

方法

综合分析推拿治疗产后乳汁分泌障碍的现代文献及古代文献, 从推拿对泌乳始动时间、 血清泌乳素水平及泌乳量的影响及中医对产后乳房推拿的认识四方面进行探讨。

结果与结论

产后乳房推拿能使产妇早泌乳、 多泌乳, 其有效性得到了数百年中医临床的实践检验, 且有一定的实验支持, 在产科护理领域上有很好的推广价值。

Abstract

Objective

To analyze the relevant literature regarding the effect of tuina on postpartum milk secretion and thus summarize the clinical rules on tuina for lactation disorder.

Method

Investigate the relationship between tuina and postpartum milk secretion for four aspects, including the initial time of lactation, level of serum prolactin, volume of lactation, and Chinese medicine’s understanding of tuina on milk secretion.

Result and Conclusion

Tuina on breasts after childbirth can speed and promote lactation. This has been proved by clinical practice over the past hundreds of years, along with modern laboratory and scientific research. This method, therefore, is of great significance in obstetrical nursing.

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  1. College of Acupuncture and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China

    Ping Lu  (陆萍), Juan-juan Zheng  (郑娟娟) & Yi Zhao  (赵毅)

  2. No.10 People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China

    Jia-qi Chen  (陈佳绮) & Li-ying Huang  (黄丽英)

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Lu, P., Zheng, Jj., Zhao, Y. et al. Research advance on tuina and postpartum milk secretion. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 7, 375–378 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-009-0375-2

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