The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses on Anxiety Level and Breast Milk Amount

The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Applied to Mothers Whose Babies Are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the Level of Anxiety and the Amount of Breast Milk

Pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, etc. In coping with symptoms, virtual reality glasses are recommended as a distraction application. The study was planned to examine the effect of virtual reality glasses applied to mothers whose babies were in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the level of anxiety and the amount of breast milk.

Although milk is expressed early and frequently, milk volume and milk production may be lower in some mothers in the first few weeks.For this reason, pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods have been focused on to increase prolactin secretion and breast milk production in mothers with premature babies. It is emphasized that practices such as breast massage, hot application, nutrition and fluid consumption of the mother, thinking about her baby or looking at her picture, and psychological relaxation during milk expression with a pump increase the amount of milk. It is thought that the mother's stress and anxiety negatively affect the amount of breast milk in preterm births, and that methods that provide relaxation and relief will contribute to breast milk production by reducing stress and anxiety. Pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, etc. In coping with symptoms, virtual reality glasses are recommended as a distraction application.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Are between the ages of 18-45,
• Those who gave birth at a gestational age of 30 weeks or more,
• whose baby is still in intensive care,
• whose baby has started breastfeeding,
• Giving breast milk to her baby by expressing,
• Not using any medication that will affect milk supply,
• Not diagnosed with a psychiatric disease that will affect breastfeeding in the postpartum period,
• Those who have not had any breast-related surgery before,
• Understands Turkish and can communicate,
• Mothers who sign the Informed Volunteer Consent Form will be included in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who are younger than 18 years of age or older than 45 years of age,
• The gestational age is less than 30 weeks,
• whose baby was discharged from intensive care,
• whose baby has not started breastfeeding,
• Those who do not express breast milk to their babies,
• Using medication that will affect milk supply,
• Diagnosed with a psychiatric disease that will affect breastfeeding in the postpartum period,
• Have had any breast-related surgery before,
• Cannot communicate in Turkish,
• Mothers who do not sign the Informed Volunteer Consent Form will not be included in the research.