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Breastmilk is nature and perfect nourishment for babies. Due to the advantages of breastfeeding and the excess risk for poor maternal and child health outcomes associated with not breastfeeding, every major health organization recognizes breastfeeding as the physiologic norm and standard of infant feeding. Lactation is the physiologic method of nourishment and immune protection for all infant mammals, and breastfeeding or feeding breastmilk to a child through breast-to-mouth contact has been the standard method of feeding for human infants throughout history. The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of manual breastmilk extractor versus electronic breast pump among postnatal mothers with breast engorgement at SMVMCH, Puducherry. A total of 50 postnatal mothers were selected by using a simple random sampling technique and the study was carried out in Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital. The data was collected by using the visual analog scale and Storr scale. The study results showed that Majority of the postnatal mothers 17(68%) had severe pain and 8(32%) had moderate pain level. The mean and standard deviation of the level of pain before and after Manual breastmilk extractor among postnatal mothers is (8.04+1.428) respectively. The effectiveness of the research study is verified by its utility by the nurse in the practical field.