Effect of increasing duration of early skin to skin contact on breastfeeding behaviour in healthy neonates.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy neonates (equal to or more than)35 weeks of gestation born by vaginal delivery

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/09/015632
• Lead Sponsor: SHALINI RAJ KUMAWAT

Brief Summary

Skin to skin contact refers to placing of naked infantprone on mother’s bare chest immediately after birth.Randomizedcontrol trialwill be adopted to assess the effect of ninety minutes versus sixty minutes of early maternal newbornskin to skin contact. Objectives of study areto assess breastfeeding behaviour at 60±12hours of age, exclusive breastfeeding rate at 60±12 hours of age, 6, 10 and 14weeks. 198 maternal-newborn dyad will be included in the study bythe consecutive, Non- Probability Sampling Technique. Data will be collected bythe use of self-structured tool and standardized tools after taking permissionand written consent from the participants. After data collection, data will beanalysed by descriptive and inferential statistics

**Keywords-**Breastfeeding Behaviour, Exclusive breastfeeding rate, Skin to skin contact

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 2018-06-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 198

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy neonates born at (equal to or more than)35 weeks by vaginal delivery and not requiring early resuscitation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Major congenital malformation(eg.
• omphalocele, gastroschisis, cleft lip, Cleft Palate, Upper Respiratory tract illness) which prohibits early SSC or breastfeeding.
• Maternal complication in immediate post-partum period Neonates requiring early resuscitation Mentally ill mother Mothers having any dermatologic morbidity over chest andtrunk which prohibit skin to skin contact.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding rate at 60±12 hours of age.	Exclusive breastfeeding rate at 60±12 hours of age.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breastfeeding behaviour at 60±12 hours of age and Exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6,10 and 14 weeks of age	Breastfeeding behaviour at 60±12 hours of age and Exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6,10 and 14 weeks of age

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES JODHPUR RAJASTHAN; 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN, India

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES JODHPUR RAJASTHAN

🇮🇳Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN, India

SHALINI RAJ KUMAWAT

Principal investigator

9785710003

shalinirajkumawat18031996@gmail.com