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Oxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil can significantly boost breast milk production in postpartum mothers.
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Certain essential oils such as lavender, neroli, jasmine, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood can potentially increase oxytocin concentrations in postmenopausal women.
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Midwifery Complementary Treatment with The Application of Oxytocin Massage Using Lavender Aromatherapy Oil on Breast Milk Production in Postpartum Mothers
2022 Nov 30 Babali Nursing Research Widiastuti NMR, Arini KN, Yuniati MG
Randomised Controlled Trial Postpartum Care OxytocinOxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil can significantly boost breast milk production in postpartum mothers.
The Effect of Acupressure, Acupuncture and Massage Techniques on the Symptoms of Breast Engorgement and Increased Breast Milk Volume in Lactating Mothers: A Systematic Review
2021 Feb International Journal of Pediatrics Hajian, H., Soltani, M., Seyd Mohammadkhani, M., et al.
Systematic Review Breast Engorgement BreastfeedingThe Effects of Essential Oil on Salivary Oxytocin Concentration in Postmenopausal Women
2020 Mar 01 The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Tarumi W, Shinohara K
Randomised Controlled Trial Neroli Oxytocin Clary Sage Sandalwood Chamomile Postmenopausal JasmineCertain essential oils such as lavender, neroli, jasmine, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood can potentially increase oxytocin concentrations in postmenopausal women.
Effects of the time of pregnant women’s admission to the labor ward on the labor process and interventions
2020 Feb 06 Health Care for Women International Balcik Colak M, Ozturk Can H
Within this context, the rates of amniotomy, induction with oxytocin, episiotomy, and cesarean section in the participants who presented to the hospital in the latent phase of labor were higher.
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Oxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil can significantly boost breast milk production in postpartum mothers.
2022 Babali Nursing Research Midwifery Complementary Treatment with The Application of Oxytocin Massage Using Lavender Aromatherapy Oil on Breast Milk Production in Postpartum Mothers Widiastuti NMR, Arini KN, Yuniati MG
Randomised Controlled Trial Postpartum Care
In this study, a quasi-experimental design was employed which involved pre-testing and post-testing with a control group. The participant mothers were divided into two groups. The intervention group received oxytocin massages using lavender aromatherapy oil, beginning on the second postpartum day. Contrarily, the control group got breastfeeding assistance without the massage intervention. In both groups, breast milk production was evaluated on the sixth day through the usage of a breast pump.
The collected results indicated a notable effect of oxytocin massage with the application of lavender aromatherapy oil on maternal milk production. It was hence surmised that this combined approach could effectively enhance breast milk production in women after giving birth.
Certain essential oils such as lavender, neroli, jasmine, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood can potentially increase oxytocin concentrations in postmenopausal women.
2020 The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine The Effects of Essential Oil on Salivary Oxytocin Concentration in Postmenopausal Women Tarumi W, Shinohara K
Randomised Controlled Trial Chamomile Clary Sage Jasmine
In this study, fifteen postmenopausal women were subjected to the effects of ten different essential oils one at a time. The oils exposed to included rose otto, sweet orange, lavender, neroli, frankincense, jasmine absolute, ylang ylang, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood. Initially, they were exposed to a control for 20 minutes, followed by exposure to an essential oil for 20 minutes. Each woman was exposed to only a single kind of essential oil per day. Saliva was collected immediately before and after both control exposure and essential oil exposure. The oxytocin levels in the saliva were then measured.
The findings revealed an increase in salivary oxytocin concentrations following exposure to six out of the ten essential oils. Specifically, lavender, neroli, jasmine absolute, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood were associated with a significant increase in salivary oxytocin when compared to the control odor. This study implies that olfaction stimulation with the listed essential oils might help counter the reduction of muscle mass and function caused by aging in women.
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Midwifery Complementary Treatment with The Application of Oxytocin Massage Using Lavender Aromatherapy Oil on Breast Milk Production in Postpartum Mothers
2022 Nov 30 Babali Nursing Research Widiastuti NMR, Arini KN, Yuniati MG
Randomised Controlled Trial Postpartum Care OxytocinOxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil can significantly boost breast milk production in postpartum mothers.
The Effects of Essential Oil on Salivary Oxytocin Concentration in Postmenopausal Women
2020 Mar 01 The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Tarumi W, Shinohara K
Randomised Controlled Trial Neroli Oxytocin Clary Sage Sandalwood Chamomile Postmenopausal JasmineCertain essential oils such as lavender, neroli, jasmine, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood can potentially increase oxytocin concentrations in postmenopausal women.
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Oxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil can significantly boost breast milk production in postpartum mothers.
Certain essential oils such as lavender, neroli, jasmine, roman chamomile, clary sage, and Indian sandalwood can potentially increase oxytocin concentrations in postmenopausal women.
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This review included RCTs, non RCTs or retrospective clinical studies. —Ve-Vinn L 15 Oct 2021