Clinical trial NCT06341140: The Effect of Breastfeeding Support on Exclusive Breastfeeding, Occurrence of Breast Problems and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
Official title: Does Individualized Breastfeeding Support Make a Difference in Exclusive Breastfeeding, Breast Problem Occurrence, and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in the First 6 Months: Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Lead sponsor: Celal Bayar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Manisa Celal Bayar University
First posted: 2024-04-02
Enrollment: 102
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of individual breastfeeding support on the lactation process. The research is a randomized controlled experimental study. The sample of the study consisted of pregnant women who applied to the Obstetrics Polyclinic of a university hospital (intervention=51, control=51). In the study, individual breastfeeding education was given to the intervention group during the antenatal period, and a training booklet was given to the control group. In the postpartum period, home visits and phone follow-ups were carried out for both groups between the fifth day and the sixth month. The effect of breastfeeding counseling on the lactation process; The duration of exclusive breastfeeding, breast problems and breastfeeding success was evaluated with. The data of the study were collected using the Pregnant, Postpartum-Newborn Information Form, Breastfeeding Questionnaire, Breast Problems Diagnosis Form, LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Tool and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale.


Eligibility criteria: İnclusion Criteria:

* Open communication and collaboration
* Over 18 years of age
* Having a singleton pregnancy
* Never given birth,
* At least in the 35th week of gestation,
* Residing in Manisa Central districts (Yunusemre and Şehzadeler),
* There is no maternal obstacle that would affect breastfeeding,
* Having no vision or hearing problems,
* Those who are willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* At the beginning of the research;
* Under 18 years of age,
* Having a risky pregnancy,
* Having breastfeeding experience,
* Less than the 35th gestational week,
* Residing outside Manisa Central districts (Yunusemre and Şehzadeler),
* Any maternal disability that may affect breastfeeding,
* Pregnant women who did not want to participate in the study were excluded.

During the research process;

* Those who want to leave the job,
* If the baby has any obstacle that may affect breastfeeding (presence of anomaly, stay in intensive care, etc.),
* Cannot be reached within the first 5 days after birth,
* Mothers who changed their residence to live in another city/district other than Manisa Central districts (Yunusemre and Şehzadeler) were excluded from the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Situation of mothers feeding their babies exclusively with breast milk
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Mothers experiencing breast problems
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Determination of mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Manisa
country: Turkey
facility: Manisa Celal Bayar University
Study officials:
affiliation: Manisa Celal Bayar University
name: Seval Cambaz Ulaş
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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