Milk Production

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    Natalka Roshak
    Last Updated: September 25, 2022

    Volume of breastmilk produced in lactation, per unit of time. Milk production may be measured to evaluate the efficacy of lactagogues, substances which promote lactation.

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    1. Shatavari - Mradu Gupta, Badri ShawA Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial for Evaluation of Galactogogue Activity of Asparagus racemosus WilldIran J Pharm Res.(Winter 2011)
    2. Fenugreek - Vida Ghasemi, Masoomeh Kheirkhah, Mohsen VahediThe Effect of Herbal Tea Containing Fenugreek Seed on the Signs of Breast Milk Sufficiency in Iranian Girl InfantsIran Red Crescent Med J.(2015 Aug 15)
    3. Acupressure - Ping Lu, Zhi-Qi Ye, Jin Qiu, Xiao-Yu Wang, Juan-Juan ZhengAcupoint-tuina therapy promotes lactation in postpartum women with insufficient milk production who underwent caesarean sectionsMedicine (Baltimore).(2019 Aug)
    4. Cotton Seed - S. Manjula, Arshiya Sultana, Khaleequr RahmanClinical efficacy of Gossypium herbaceum L. seeds in perceived insufficient milk (PIM) supply: A randomized single-blind placebo-controlled studyOriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine.()
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    7. Shatavari - S Sharma, S Ramji, S Kumari, J S BapnaRandomized controlled trial of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) as a lactogogue in lactational inadequacyIndian Pediatr.(1996 Aug)
    8. Torbangun - Rizal Damanik, Mark L Wahlqvist, N WattanapenpaiboonLactagogue effects of Torbangun, a Bataknese traditional cuisineAsia Pac J Clin Nutr.(2006)
    9. Fenugreek - Reena Ravi, Jasmine JosephEffect of fenugreek on breast milk production and weight gain among Infants in the first week of lifeClinical Epidemiology and Global Health.()
    10. Fennel - Siew Cheng Foong, May Loong Tan, Wai Cheng Foong, Lisa A Marasco, Jacqueline J Ho, Joo Howe OngOral galactagogues (natural therapies or drugs) for increasing breast milk production in mothers of non-hospitalised term infantsCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2020 May 18)
    11. Reflexology - Atena Mohammadpour, Mahboubeh Valiani, Alireza Sadeghnia, Sedigheh TalakoubInvestigating the Effect of Reflexology on the Breast Milk Volume of Preterm Infants' MothersIran J Nurs Midwifery Res.(Sep-Oct 2018)
    12. Fenugreek - Turkyılmaz C, Onal E, Hirfanoglu IM, Turan O, Koç E, Ergenekon E, Atalay YThe effect of galactagogue herbal tea on breast milk production and short-term catch-up of birth weight in the first week of lifeJ Altern Complement Med.(2011 Feb)
    13. Acupressure - Mitra Savabi Esfahani, Shohreh Berenji-Sooghe, Mahboubeh Valiani, Soheila EhsanpourEffect of acupressure on milk volume of breastfeeding mothers referring to selected health care centers in TehranIran J Nurs Midwifery Res.(Jan-Feb 2015)
    14. Moringa - Corazon P. Estrella, Jacinto Bias. Man taring, Grace Z. David, Michelle A. TaupA double blind randomised controlled trial on the use of malunggay (Moringa oleifera) for augmentation of the volume of breastmilk among non-nursing mothers of preterm infantsThe Phillipine Journal of Pediatrics.()
    15. Reflexology - Seyhan Çankaya, Gülay RatwischThe Effect of Reflexology on Lactation and Postpartum Comfort in Caesarean-Delivery Primiparous Mothers: A Randomized Controlled StudyInt J Nurs Pract.(2020 Jun)