Telephone lactation counseling and breast feeding practices: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breastfeeding Practice at 6 month postpartum; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feeding

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001014943
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Research Management and Consultancy (IPPP), University Malaya

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Malaysian nationality, delivery at 37 weeks gestation or more, mothers who delivered only single infant, intending to breast feed; able to understand and communicate in spoken Malay Language or English; have received at least once any prenatal breastfeeding education programme; have telephone access and have given informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Women with multiple pregnancies or medical problems which may hinder breastfeeding, delivered via Caesarean section or whose baby subsequently required prolonged care in a Special Care Nursery

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
breastfeeding practice using the previous 24-hours and the ever given the infant anything besides breast milk since birth definitions (WHO) i.e. exclusive breastfeeding, predominant breastfeeding, complementary breast feeding and stopped breastfeeding.[1, 4 & 6 month postpartum]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of telephone lactation counselings and the total hour of counseling received in the intervention group, and it will be compared to the duration of breast feeding and its relation to the breast feeding practice (i.e. exclusive, predominant, complementary and stopped breast feeding)[1, 4 & 6 month postpartum]