Effectiveness of Structured Education and Follow-up on Management of Perceived Breastmilk Insufficiency: A Randomized Control Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Bottle-feeding
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A randomized control trial was made to determine the effectiveness of structured education and follow-up in the management of perceived milk insufficiency among breastfeeding mothers.
Detailed Description
Mothers 'perception of breastmilk insufficiency are important conditions affecting babies' exclusively breastfeeding in the first six months.
This study was made to determine the effectiveness of structured education and follow-up in the management of perceived breastmilk insufficiency among breastfeeding mothers. It was tested the hypotheses that there are no differences between mothers who have been provided with structured education and follow-up and those who have not received the education in terms of initiating breastfeeding in the first one hour, breastmilk insufficiency perceptions, the rate of exclusive feeding of breast milk to babies 0-2 months old, the baby's amount of milk intake and weight gain.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women in their 32nd-42nd week of pregnancy
- •Being literate in Turkish
- •Being at least a primary school graduate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having a history of psychological or mental health problems
- •Having any condition in the mother or infant that was a barrier to breastfeeding
- •The baby's admission into the neonatal unit
- •The baby's separation from the mother for any reason
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Bottle-feeding
Time Frame: Postpartum 3rd-7th day
assessed using the Breastfeeding Follow-up Form in 3rd-7th day postpartum. Mothers reported whether they feed her baby with bottle-feeding.
Exclusively feeding with mother's milk
Time Frame: Postpartum 2nd month
assessed using the Breastfeeding Follow-up Form. Mothers reported whether they feed her baby with exclusively mother's milk.
The starting breastfeeding in the first hour
Time Frame: Postpartum 3rd-7th day
assessed using the Breastfeeding Follow-up Form in 3rd-7th day postpartum. Mothers reported whether they started breastfeeding within the first hour after birth.
Believing breast milk is adequate
Time Frame: Postpartum 2nd month
assessed using the Breastfeeding Follow-up Form. Mothers reported whether they believed her baby take adequate breast milk.
The baby's amount of milk intake
Time Frame: Postpartum 2nd month
assessed using The Scoring System for Measuring a Baby's Intake of Breast Milk. This measurement tool was developed to assess the amount of breast milk a baby is fed. The form is made up of 5 sections: the baby's weight, state of satisfaction, frequency and characteristics of urination and defecation and the condition of the mother's breasts. This tool is filled by observation, measurement and interview. The tool rates each status on the basis of 0, 1 or 2, the highest possible total score being 10. A score of 8-10 indicates that the intake of breast milk is good, 0-7 indicates an insufficient intake.
Secondary Outcomes
- Baby's height(Postpartum 2nd month)
- Being satisfied with baby's weight gain.(Postpartum 2nd month)
- Baby's weight(Postpartum 2nd month)
- Believing the baby is adequately fed.(Postpartum 2nd month)
Investigators
Zekiye Karaçam
Professor
Aydin Adnan Menderes University