Effectiveness of Breast Crawling Technique in the Duration of Placental Expulsion among Parturient mothers in a Tertiary Care Centre, Thiruvananthapuram

The present study was intended to assess the “Effectiveness of breast crawling technique in the duration of placental expulsion among parturient mothers in a tertiary care centre, Thiruvananthapuram”. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of breast crawling technique in the duration of placental expulsion. Theoretical frame work adopted for the study was Modified Kristen M. Swanson Theory of Caring (2011). The research approach adopted for the study was quantitative and the data was collected from 70 parturient women. The study design was quasi experimental research design and consecutive sampling technique was used to select the study participants. For collecting data, observation and review of record method was used. Data analysis was carried out using both descriptive and inferential statistics. In the experimental group the mean value of duration of placental expulsion was 5.27 and standard deviation was 0.88 since ‘t’ value is 14.30 and the calculated ‘p’ value was <0.05. Hence it is statistically significant and it can be concluded that initiation of breast feeding through breast crawling technique was effective in reducing the duration of placental expulsion.