Clinical trial NCT05937139: The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Given to Fathers on Breastfeeding
Official title: The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Given to Fathers Via Whatsapp Messaging Application in the Postpartum Period on Breastfeeding
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Breastfeeding
Keywords: breastfeeding
father
training
whatsapp
support
Lead sponsor: Ankara Medipol University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-10
Enrollment: 128
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The research is planned to be carried out as an experimental design with four groups of solomon. The randomization of the participants will be made using a computer program and the participants will be assigned to the experimental and control groups in this way
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education given to fathers via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period on breastfeeding.

The main hypotheses it aims to answer are: ,

* Ho: There is no difference between the "Fathers' Effect on Breastfeeding" scale scores and the Breastfeeding Support Scale scores of the fathers who received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period and the scale scores of the fathers who did not receive training.
* H1: There is a difference between the scale scores of the fathers who received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period and the scale scores of the fathers who did not receive education.
* H2: There is a difference between the "Breastfeeding Support Scale" scores of fathers who received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period and the scale scores of fathers who did not receive education.

Participants will be received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period.

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare training group and control group to see if effect on breastfeeding.

Detailed description: Spousal and family support increases breastfeeding rates, has a positive effect on the mother-baby relationship, the decisions of mothers who receive emotional support from their spouses are positively affected, women experience less breastfeeding problems when they are consciously supported by their spouses and cope with these problems better, fathers' benefits of breastfeeding It has been reported that the state of knowledge about breastfeeding and its management affects the duration and frequency of breastfeeding. In a study, fathers stated that they wanted to investigate suggestions on how to help their spouses, but there were limited studies on these suggestions so this study was planned .

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Follow-up of the mother in the postpartum clinic of the hospital
* Feeding the baby with breast milk
* Being an only baby, being at a gestational age of 37 weeks and above, weighing 2500 g and over, not having a congenital disease
* The mother does not have any health problems that may prevent breastfeeding
* The mother and father do not have any barriers to filling out the questionnaire.
* Literacy of mother and father
* Availability of a phone and internet where messages can be read
* Mother and father living in the same house

Exclusion Criteria:

* The baby's inability to get breast milk
* Fathers or mothers have a disability in completing the questionnaire.
* Lack of a phone and internet where messages can be read
* Parents living in separate places

Primary outcomes:
measure: Breastfeeding Support Scale
timeFrame: The scale will be administered to the fathers on the 3rd day postpartum.
measure: The Partner Breastfeeding Influence Scale
timeFrame: The scale will be administered to the mothers on the 3rd day postpartum.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Breastfeeding Support Scale
timeFrame: The scale will be administered to the fathers on the 42nd day postpartum.
measure: The Partner Breastfeeding Influence Scale
timeFrame: The scale will be administered to the mothers on the 42nd day postpartum.
Other outcomes:
measure: Breastfeeding Support Scale
timeFrame: The scale will be administered to the fathers on the 12th week postpartum.
measure: The Partner Breastfeeding Influence Scale
timeFrame: The scale will be administered to the mothers on the 12th week postpartum.
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Etlik City Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Ankara Medipol University
name: zeynep ölçer
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Bich TH, Hoa DT, Malqvist M. Fathers as supporters for improved exclusive breastfeeding in Viet Nam. Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug;18(6):1444-53. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1384-9.
citation: Moriwaki C, Haku M. Development of a Breastfeeding Support Scale for Couples. J Med Invest. 2016;63(1-2):96-103. doi: 10.2152/jmi.63.96.
citation: Rempel LA, Rempel JK, Moore KCJ. Relationships between types of father breastfeeding support and breastfeeding outcomes. Matern Child Nutr. 2017 Jul;13(3):e12337. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12337. Epub 2016 Jul 27.