Abstract
A study was carried out to determine whether intranasal spraying with a solution of oxytocin was an effective way to increase flow of milk in mothers who wished to breast-feed their babies.
A hundred such women were given the drug intramuscularly for two days before they were to begin nursing. Then administration by that means was discontinued and 50 of the hundred were given oxytocin nasal spray kits for use at home. In general the patients receiving the spray kits were those who were apprehensive about sufficient lactation, those who had had previous difficulty and those who had flat, inverted or tender nipples.
Results were not much different between the 50 women who used the spray and the 50 controls, but since the former group included the “difficult” cases, some benefit may be attributed to the aerosol therapy. Ninety per cent of those who used it said they would be willing to use it again.
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