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The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight

Nurul Fadhilah, Mohammad Zen Rahfiludin, Daru Lestantyo, Sri Winarni.


Abstract
Objective: To examine the effect of local processed food supplementation for breastfeeding mothers for increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels with infant weight.
Methodology: This quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design was used to study 80 breastfeeding mothers. The treatment group received banana blossom and tilapia (200 g each/day), oxytocin massage, and breastfeeding promotion for 14 days, while controls received promotion only. Hormone levels were measured using ELISA, and infant weight was recorded. Data were analyzed using bivariate tests and the General Linear Model.
Results: Prolactin increased more in the treatment group (Δ=12.00 ng/mL vs. 2.50 ng/mL; p=0.001). Oxytocin increased in the treatment group but decreased in controls (p=0.006). Infant weight gain was higher in the treatment group (p=0.001). Multivariate analysis confirmed significant effects.
Conclusion: Combined intervention significantly improved hormonal response and infant weight.

Key words: Breastfeeding mothers, galactagogue, oxytocin massage, prolactin hormone, oxytocin hormone.


 
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Fadhilah N, Rahfiludin MZ, Lestantyo D, Winarni S. The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. RMJ. 2026; 51(2): 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234

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Fadhilah N, Rahfiludin MZ, Lestantyo D, Winarni S. The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=294386 [Access: May 26, 2026]. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234

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Fadhilah N, Rahfiludin MZ, Lestantyo D, Winarni S. The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. RMJ. 2026; 51(2): 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


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Fadhilah N, Rahfiludin MZ, Lestantyo D, Winarni S. The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. RMJ. (2026), [cited May 26, 2026]; 51(2): 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


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Fadhilah, N., Rahfiludin, . M. Z., Lestantyo, . D. & Winarni, . S. (2026) The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. RMJ, 51 (2), 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


Turabian Style

Fadhilah, Nurul, Mohammad Zen Rahfiludin, Daru Lestantyo, and Sri Winarni. 2026. The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. Rawal Medical Journal, 51 (2), 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


Chicago Style

Fadhilah, Nurul, Mohammad Zen Rahfiludin, Daru Lestantyo, and Sri Winarni. "The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight." Rawal Medical Journal 51 (2026), 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Fadhilah, Nurul, Mohammad Zen Rahfiludin, Daru Lestantyo, and Sri Winarni. "The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight." Rawal Medical Journal 51.2 (2026), 491-496. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


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Fadhilah, N., Rahfiludin, . M. Z., Lestantyo, . D. & Winarni, . S. (2026) The effects of providing local processed food and oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers on the increase in prolactin and oxytocin hormone levels and infant weight. Rawal Medical Journal, 51 (2), 491-496. doi:10.5455/rmj.20251104035234


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