Research Advance on Tuina and Postpartum Milk Secretion / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the relevant literature regarding the effect of tuina on postpartum milk secretion and thus summarize the clinical rules on tuina for lactation disorder. Method: Investigate the relationship between tuina and postpartum milk secretion for four aspects, including the initial time of lactation, level of serum prolactin, volume of lactation, and Chinese medicine's understanding of tuina on milk secretion. Result and Conclusion: Tuina on breasts after childbirth can speed and promote lactation. This has been proved by clinical practice over the past hundreds of years, along with modern laboratory and scientific research. This method, therefore, is of great significance in obstetrical nursing.