Author(s)

Dan Liu, Zhifang Zhang^*, Liyuan Tian, Ling Zeng, Yanhui Deng

District III of Obstetrics, Foshan Women and Children’s Hospital, Foshan, China.

Objective: To investigate the lactation volume and milk secretion of mother’s milk in puerperal women separated from mother and infant, and to study the related influencing factors. Methods: Selected February 2015-February 2020 in Foshan women and children’s hospital 420 cases of maternal as the research object, using lactation related factors comprehensive questionnaire of maternal and infant separation of puerperal women for continuous determination of amount of lactation, and 1 - 7 days and 8 to 14 days postpartum lactation quantity and Pearson correlation analysis, using multiple linear regression analysis to affect maternal separation of puerperal women in lactation of breast volume related factors were analyzed. Results: The lactation volume of the puerperal women was on the rise within 14 days after delivery. 14 days mammary volume ware 545.13 - 243.18 ml, postpartum lactation II period start time was (67.48 + 26.57) h. The correlation coefficient between lactation volume on day 4 and lactation volume on day 14 was 0.04 (P < 0.05). Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, lactation II period start time, birth gestational age, maternal age is affecting maternal separation of the main factors of puerperal women lactation milk. Conclusion: Early maternal separation of puerperal women breast milk lactation quantity is little, lactation II later period start time, delay rate is high: in clinical nursing work, should pay attention to produce age is bigger, smaller gestational age and birth with pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, maternal lactation stage II startup delay, should be timely intervention of maternal and infant separation maternal management effectively, promote successful lactation and increase the amount of lactation, for clinical guidance and provides some references for the separation of puerperal women breastfeeding.

Maternal and Child Separation, Obstetric Care, Puerperium, Lactation, Related Factors

Liu, D. , Zhang, Z. , Tian, L. , Zeng, L. and Deng, Y. (2020) Study on the Lactation Volume and Related Factors of Mother’s Milk in Puerperal Women Separated from Infant. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 8, 187-195. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2020.811017.