Onset of Lactation after an Uncomplicated Cesarean Delivery: a Study Between Emergency Cesarean Delivery and Elective Cesarean Delivery

Abstract

Maternal perception of the timing of the onset of lactation may be a useful proxy for lactogenesis stage. This prospective study has been done to compare the onset of lactation time in emergency and elective cesarean section deliveries. 283 parturient mothers selected from Buddhasothorn Hospital were divided in two seperate groups each consisted of 141 & 142 cases according to their delivery type (emergency and elective cesarean section deliveries). It was conducted from January through June 2012. The case record form was provided and offered to them, data collected and statistical analysis carried out. There was found that the mean time of the onset of lactation in groups with different types of delivery (p < .001) We found that an emergency and elective cesarean deliveries were 43.79, 62.67 hours. In conclusion,post elective cesarean mothers had significant longer onset of lactation time compared with emergency cesarean mothers.