NCT02740751

Efficacy of Herbal Galactogogues in Breastfeeding Mothers

Efficacy of Herbal Galactogogues on Weight Gain of the Newborns Within the First Month of Life in Breastfeeding Mothers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Days – 30 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Herbal teas with galactogoge effects have been used extensively in recent years in order to increase the amount of breast milk in lactating mothers. We also investigated whether a sleep-induced herbal tea (Still-Tee; Mamsel®) was effective in regulating the sleep of these mothers. Plain water was used as placebo.

Detailed description

Herbal teas with galactogoge effects have been used extensively in recent years in order to increase the amount of breast milk in lactating mothers. Mothers of premature babies often have problems in breastfeeding and this study was designed to investigate if such herbal teas has any effect on the increasing of breast milk in mothers of premature babies. We also investigated whether a sleep-induced herbal tea (Still-Tee; Mamsel®) was effective in regulating the sleep of these mothers. Plain water was used as placebo.

Conditions

• Weight Gain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Still-Tee	The mothers of the babies will receive Still-Tee galactogogue tea

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-04-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-01
• Completion: 2017-04-01
• First posted: 2016-04-15
• Last updated: 2016-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)