EFFECT OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY VERSUS ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ON POSTNATAL SCANTY MILK SECRETION
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-01-02
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A randomized controlled study conducted on 60 healthy primiparous mothers with insufficient
lactation. The participants were divided randomly into three equal groups, Group (A) control,
Group (B) received low power He-Ne laser beam on both breasts and Group (C) received faradic
current stimulation at Spleen 6, Liver 3 and Small Intestine 1 acupuncture points on both
sides, all participants received 10 mg domperidone 3 times a day and advice about lactation,
nutrition and fluid intake. Evaluation was done before and after the treatment program