Randomised controlled study / cohort to compare breastfeeding positions, including Biological Nurturing
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Duration of (exclusive) breastfeeding, sore nipples, cracked nipples, pain scale, complication scale, milk stasis, blocked milk ducts, breast inflammation / mastitis, too little milk, too much milk, Other
- Registration Number
- DRKS00034463
- Lead Sponsor
- Charité Neonatologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy, addiction-free mother-child couple during pregnancy, mother aged 18 or over, German or English-speaking, resident in Germany, email address
Exclusion Criteria
Illnesses or addictions of mother and child that require intensive treatment after the birth and affect the normal start of breastfeeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Online survey with multiple survey time points:<br>TR after registration <br>T0 - after birth up to 3 weeks <br>T1 - 3-6 weeks T2 - 8-11 weeks T3 - from 3.5 months T4 - from 6 months T5 - from 9 months T6 - from 1 year T7 - from 1.5 years every six months<br>T8 - The weaning questionnaire at the individual weaning time marks the end point of the survey.<br><br>Type of initial breastfeeding difficulties, pain and ailment scale, duration of problems, autonomy of mother at latching baby pain-free and comfortably
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of exclusive breastfeeding according to the WHO recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, overall duration of breastfeeding, validated questionnaire on mother-child bonding (DOI: 10.5897/IJNM11.041)