Effect of breastfeeding education in the middle of pregnancy on the duration of breastfeeding
Completed
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding initiation and durationPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN21556494
- Lead Sponsor
- a Trobe University (Australia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 972
Inclusion Criteria
1. Primiparous
2. English-speaking
3. Less than 24 weeks gestation at recruitment
4. Attending Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
5. Not attending Family Birth Centre
6. Public patient
Exclusion Criteria
1. Physical problems which prevent women from breastfeeding, such as certain types of breast surgery
2. Choosing either private or birth centre care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The principal outcomes of the study are the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in the first six months after the birth.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exploration of what factors might affect the duration of breastfeeding.