The effect of postpartum period back massage on serum ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin and visfatin levels


GÖKER A., KOSOVA F., KÖKEN DURGUN S., Demirtas Z.

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, cilt.42, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101284
  • Dergi Adı: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, ASSIA, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adiponectin, Ghrelin, Lactation, Leptin, Massage, Postpartum massage, Visfatin
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In addition to the initiation and continuity of lactation, hormones transferred from mother plasma to milk during breastfeeding are also important. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of back massage on maternal serum ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin and visfatin levels in women giving birth. A total of 60 mothers, participated in this experimental study. Massage was applied in the first 3–4 h after birth. Blood sample was taken in the postnatal routine. It was determined that the intervention group did not make a statistically significant difference in ghrelin (1.37 ± 0.7, 1.00 ± 0.2), leptin (0.76 ± 0.5, 0.70 ± 0.1), adiponectin (3.55 ± 0.8, 3.05 ± 0.5) levels compared to the control group (p > 0.05). However, visfatin (10.53 ± 2.4, 9.97 ± 2.0) levels were statistically higher than the control group (p < 0.05). Back massage was found to be beneficial in terms of increased growth factors in breast milk production and content.