Bedding-in on the post-natal ward

Completed

• Conditions: Breastfeeding initiation; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN03365778
• Lead Sponsor: ewcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy, non-smoking women, pregnant with a single infant, anticipating a normal vaginal delivery and intending to breast feed

Exclusion Criteria

Post-partum exclusion criteria: caesarean delivery, ill baby or mother and receipt of intravenous or intramuscular opiate analgesics in the preceding 24 hours

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Successful initiation of breastfeeding, defined on the basis of the observed infant behaviours (attempted feeds, successful feeds, feeding effort)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Infant safety, determined by assessing ?potential risk exposure?: frequency per hour and proportional duration of potentially adverse situations categorised as:<br>1. Breathing risk (external airways covered) <br>2. Overheating risk (head completely covered) <br>3. Falling risk (positioned precariously) <br>4. Entrapment risk (wedged between bed and side-rail) <br>5. Overlaying risk (trapped under mother?s torso)