Clinical trial NCT05992753: Mothers' Breast Milk Expression Experiences, Infant Feeding Attitudes and Perceived Social Support Levels
Official title: Mothers' Breast Milk Expression Experiences, Infant Feeding Attitudes and Perceived Social Support Levels in the Early Postpartum Period: A Cross-sectional Study in Turkish Population
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Breastfeeding
Breast Milk Expression
Feeding Behavior
Support, Family
Lead sponsor: Halic University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Istanbul Arel University
name: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
First posted: 2023-08-15
Enrollment: 455
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The research population consisted of women who were admitted to the postpartum and lactation units of a city hospital in Istanbul affiliated with the Turkish Ministry of Health. A power analysis was performed to determine the number of people to be included in the study.

Brief summary: Background: Expressing breast milk in cases where breastfeeding is interrupted is important for infants to be fed breast milk however, many factors can affect mothers' breastfeeding experience, such as feeding attitudes and the level of social support. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship mothers' breast milk expression experience between infant feeding attitudes and perceived social support level.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the postpartum and lactation unit of a city hospital in Istanbul, between September-November 2022. The study included 455 women who were volunteering to participate in the research, 18 years of age or older, in the 0-6 months postpartum period, having a living baby, continuing to breastfeed, and expressing breast milk at least once after birth. Data were collected with Mother-Baby Introductory Information Form, Breast Milk Expression Experience Measure (BMEE), Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The data were analyzed using the SPSS-21 statistical software package.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Which characteristics affect mothers' breast milk expression experiences, infant feeding attitudes, and perceived social support levels in the early postpartum period?
* Is there a relationship between mothers' experiences of breast milk expression and their infant feeding attitudes and social support levels in the early postpartum period?


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteer to participate in the research
* 18 years of age or older
* In the 0-6 month postpartum period
* Must have a living baby
* Must continue breastfeeding
* Must express breast milk at least once after birth

Exclusion Criteria:

* Feeding the infant formula only
* Having hearing and/or speech impairments

Primary outcomes:
measure: Mother-Baby Introductory Information Form
timeFrame: September 1st - November 30th 2022
measure: Breast Milk Expression Experience Measure (BMEE)
timeFrame: September 1st - November 30th 2022
measure: Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS)
timeFrame: September 1st - November 30th 2022
measure: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)
timeFrame: September 1st - November 30th 2022
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Halic University
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