Effects of Back-Massage on Postpartum After-Pain Among Multiparous Mothers Admitted to District General Hospital - Negombo

EasyChair Preprint 5712

Abstract

Women return to their pre-pregnant state during the first six weeks after childbirth preceding many physiological discomforts, most common after-pain. After-pain described as intermittent abdominal pain similar to menstrual cramps within the first four to five days after labor (Namboothiri & Viswanath, 2016). Besides, pain interrupts to mother's daily routines as well as breastfeeding self-efficacy (Evcili & Kaya, 2019). This study aimed to assess the effect of back massage on after-pain among multiparous mothers following normal labor. This was a quantitative, quasi-experimental research study conducted in a postnatal ward at District General Hospital, Negombo. By the way, ethics approval to conduct the study was obtained from Ethics Review Committee, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Based on inclusion criteria, thirty postpartum multiparous mothers were enrolled by non-probability convenience sampling method. Along with their willingness to participate for each group, fifteen women were assigned to the control group where routine hospital care was applied for them and the other fifteen practiced back massage three times per day in the morning, afternoon, and evening for ten minutes. Data was collected using an Interviewer Administered Questionnaire, Numerical rating Scale and an observation chart. Mann Whitney  U test shows that there was a statistical significance (U=52.000, *p= 0.027) between the median levels of afterpain that the mothers who received three episodes of back massage felt in the experimental group compared to the mothers who received routine hospital care in the control group. The findings concluded that the practicing back massage was very effective in reduction of after-pain among postpartum multiparous mothers.

Keyphrases: Afterpain, Back massage, Multiparous, Normal labor

@booklet{EasyChair:5712,
  author    = {P.A.M.D Jayamini and P.W.G.D.P. Samarasekara and A.A.S.M Adikari and H.P.P.S Gunathilaka and K.R.P Damitha},
  title     = {Effects of Back-Massage on Postpartum After-Pain Among Multiparous Mothers Admitted to District General Hospital - Negombo},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 5712},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2021}}