TY - JOUR T1 - A comparison of chilled cabbage leaves and chilled gelpaks in reducing breast engorgement. A1 - Roberts,K L, PY - 1995/3/1/pubmed PY - 1995/3/1/medline PY - 1995/3/1/entrez SP - 17 EP - 20 JF - Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association JO - J Hum Lact VL - 11 IS - 1 N2 - This study compared the effectiveness of chilled green cabbage leaves and chilled gelpaks in reducing breast engorgement in postpartum mothers. Thirty-four lactating women with breast engorgement used chilled cabbage leaves on one breast and chilled gelpaks on the other for up to eight hours. Their pain levels were established pre-treatment and compared post-treatment for both conditions. There was no difference in the post-treatment ratings for the two treatments. Mothers reported a statistically significant drop in pain with both treatments; 68 percent obtained relief within one to two hours. The majority of mothers preferred the cabbage leaves. SN - 0890-3344 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/7718101/A_comparison_of_chilled_cabbage_leaves_and_chilled_gelpaks_in_reducing_breast_engorgement_ L2 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/089033449501100118?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub=pubmed DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -