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Re: breastfeeding/cabbageFrom: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu)Thu Jan 18 15:22:54 2001
At Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Robert J Woolley wrote: > >On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, ginny lee, CNM wrote: > >> Do cabbage leaves prevent breast engorgement? A randomized, controlled >> study. >> AUTHORS: Nikodem VC; Danziger D; Gebka N; Gulmezoglu AM; Hofmeyr GJ >> SOURCE: Birth 1993 Jun;20(2):61-4 >> CITATION IDS: PMID: 8240608 UI: 94059290 >> ABSTRACT: A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the >> effect of cabbage leaves on mothers' perceptions of breast engorgement >> and the influence of this treatment on breastfeeding practices. The >> subjects, 120 breastfeeding women 72 hours postpartum, were randomly >> allocated to an experimental group who received application of cabbage >> leaves to their breasts, or to a control group who received routine >> care. The experimental group tended to report less breast engorgement, > >And hence the problem. It is not double-blinded, not even >single-blinded. Why not have the control group given, say, spinach leaves >to apply? But, Bob, cabbage leaves are cheap, noninvasive, and nontoxic, and double-blinding would be virtually impossible. I have had favorable anecdotal reports from my patients who have used them, so I am not exactly holding my breath waiting for a RCT to be published.
-- Anna Meenan, MD
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