Early Breastfeeding Cessation - is It Possible to Prevent?

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Maternal Behaviour; Breastfeeding; Self-Efficacy; Practice

• Registration Number: NCT00145834
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a postnatal public health breastfeeding intervention relying on the importance of the psychosocial factors can prolong the period with exclusive breastfeeding duration among mothers who want to breastfeed.

Detailed Description

Breastfeeding is a complex learned behaviour and not a capability which comes naturally with motherhood. Different types of professional recommendations have been used to support the new mother in this process.

Randomised studies have shown that postnatal support can influence the breastfeeding duration positively. Various studies has offered different kinds of interventions with home visits and/or telephone calls as the generally used approach, but the proper follow-up on the breastfeeding support in the postnatal period after the mother leaves the hospital is not yet clear.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-02
• Study Completion: 2005-04
• Status Verified: 2005-09
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2005-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 2005-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1456

Inclusion Criteria

• Danish mother, single child, gestational age of not less than 37 full weeks

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Exclusion Criteria

• Mothers with an ethic background other than Danish, preterm delivery,twin birth

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breastfeeding duration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with the breastfeeding period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Publich Health, Department of Nursing Science, University of Aarhus; 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark