Clinical trial NCT06299397: Breastfeeding Education and Humor-Based Practices on Breastfeeding
Official title: The Effect of Breastfeeding Education and Humor-Based Practices on Breastfeeding Motivation and Attachment in the Antenatal Period
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Humor as Topic
Breast Feeding
Mother-Child Relations
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Keywords: humor as topic
breastfeeding
bonding
antenatal
motivation
Lead sponsor: Inonu University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-07
Enrollment: 64
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants determined by the researchers before starting the study were divided into experimental and control groups by randomization method. Humor-based breastfeeding education was given to women in the experimental group for 35-45 minutes once a week for 2 weeks on specified days and hours. Breastfeeding education was given in practice. Then, humor was practiced with songs and clown costumes. An interim test was administered one month after this application and a final test was administered three months later.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.

Detailed description: Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends continuing breastfeeding exclusively with breast milk for the first 6 months and with complementary foods for up to 3 years. Breastfeeding is extremely effective on the health of the baby and mother. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being over 18 years of age,
* Having a healthy pregnancy,
* Being literate,
* 32-36. Being in the gestational week,
* Being primiparous,
* Not having any psychiatric diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not having attended one of the trainings
* incompletely filling out the questionnaires

Primary outcomes:
measure: Breastfeeding Motivation Scale
timeFrame: 3 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Maternal Attachment Scale
timeFrame: 3 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bartin
country: Turkey
facility: Simge OZTURK
Study officials:
affiliation: Bartın Unıversity
name: Simge Ozturk, Ph.D
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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