Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing
Open Access

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of mint tea bag, mint cream and breast milk on the healing of cracked nipple during lactation. This was a clinical trial with a control group and pre-test and post-test design. This study was conducted in Health Centers of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 2016-2017. Samples were divided into three groups (n=72 subjects in each group). Interventions were performed at least 4 times a day for 14 days after the start of treatment. Data was collected through the cracked nipple measuring checklist, the amount of wound and demographic questionnaire before the intervention and on days 4, 8 and 14 after the intervention. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics via the SPSS v.21 software. There was a decreasing trend in the mean score of crack pain on days 0-14 in the groups of mint cream, mint tea and breast milk after the intervention. However, there was a statistically significant difference in the breast milk group (p<0.001). Additionally, in the comparison between the groups, there was a decreasing trend with a significant difference in the mean score of wound in three groups before the intervention (p<0.001) and on the fourth day after the intervention (p=0.003). The results of the present study indicated that breast milk was more effective than mint cream and mint tea in the treatment of cracked nipple

Biography

Tayebeh Gharakhani Bahar has completed her Midwifery Bachelor's degree from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. She is currently working as a Midwife and conducted research at Hamedan University of Medical Sciences.

E-mail: Tabahar67@gmail.com