Protocol on Effects of Breast Caps on Breast Engorgement among Postnatal Mother

Breast Engorgement is defined as the physiologic process of body in postnatal mothers following birth, having sign and symptoms of painful swelling of the breast combine with sudden increase in milk volume. Resulting in Lymphatic and vascular blockage or obstruction and interstitial oedema, if not treated complications of nipples and breast arise such sore nipples, blebs, mastitis and plugged milk ducts. Pharmacological and alternative methods are available to manage breast engorgement. Hot and Cold compresses showed overall benefits without having side effects. but seeing the shape and contour of breast, hot water bag being flat does not fit to breast to give comfort to mother and also its rubber material cause irritation and allergic. The objectives of this study are to develop Breast Caps and study its effectiveness for management of Breast Engorgement. In this study research approach is Qualitative, Intervention study design, simple random sampling techniques is used to allocate 125 samples in experimental and 100 in control group. Experimental group will receive application of Breast Caps having temperature 43-460F, 10 -15 minutes, thrice a day for three consecutive days and control group will receive application of Hot Water Bag. Primary outcome will be development of Breast Caps and secondary outcome will be to study the effectiveness of breast caps which will show reduction in sign and symptoms of breast engorgement and pain level assess by using 6point self-rating breast engorgement scale(SPES) and visual analogue pain scale (VAS). Ethical approval was obtained from IEC, DMIMS(DU)/IEC/2020-21/8387.The study result and data will be disseminated in peer- review publication. The study result will be concluded that Breast Caps can be comfortably and effectively used for management the condition of Breast Engorgement in postnatal mothers in hospitals and also in home settings.