A PILOT RELATIONSHIP OF BOILED WATER OF THE JACK FRUIT LEAF ON MILK FLOW IN POSTPARTUM MOTHERS AT BUDDHACHINARAJ HOSPITAL, PHITSANULOK PROVINCE, THAILAND

Abstract

This research is a pilot relationship of boiled water of the jack fruit leaf on milk flow in postpartum mothers at Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Phitsanulok Province. Data collection is processed by using a questionnaire to ask general information of postpartum mothers, a questionnaire about palliative care of postpartum mothers 6 hours, and a record form of levels of breast milk flow. It was found that between the amount of drinking boiled water of the jack fruit leaf and the flow of breast milk in the 1st and the 3rd times had positive relationship with Kendall’s tau – b = 0.225 and 0.3777 respectively. The amount of drinking boiled water of the jack fruit leaf in the 3rd time was greater than the 1st time with a statistical significance level of 0.001; t = 7.481, p = 0.001. The level of breast milk flow in the 3rd time was higher than the 1st time with a statistical significance level of 0.001; t = 11.7, p = 0.001. Consequently, drinking boiled water of the jack fruit leaf is related to levels of breast milk flow in postpartum mothers. It is consistent with some studies (Sree Deepthi. G.N, et al., 2017) which stated that jackfruit leaf can be used as a stimulant to encourage breast milk in nursing mothers. Therefore, boiled water of the jack fruit leaf is probably another choice that helps encourage the flow of breast milk