Evaluation of Breastfeeding Support After Short Time Hospitalization

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breastfeeding

• Registration Number: NCT01620723
• Lead Sponsor: Danish Committee for Health Education

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the developed theory and evidence based programme has a positive effect on mother's breastfeeding self efficacy, establishing an effective breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration after short time hospitalization.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-15
• Study Start: 2013-05
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2016-03
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 3541

Inclusion Criteria

• pregnant women (gestational week 35-36)

Exclusion Criteria

• women with known physical, psychological and/or social illness/problem that result in hospitalization more than 50 hours after delivery
• women with known pregnancy related illness that result in hospitalization more than 50 hours after delivery
• Women not understanding or speaking Danish
• women expecting multiple babies
• women having decided not to breastfeed
• women expecting to deliver at another hospital than the one she has been visiting during pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parents breastfeeding self efficacy	7 days post partum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effective breastfeeding	7 days post partum	Effective breastfeeding is measured by the outcome measures: breastfeeding frequency, milk coming in before 3rd day pp, number of stools 3 days pp, baby's swallowing of milk
Baby's morbidity	7 and 30 days post partum and 6 month post partum	Measuring jaundice, dehydration, use of health facilities
Breastfeeding problems	7 and 30days and 6 month post partum	Measuring nipple pain and fissures, too much or too little milk
Duration of exclusive and full breastfeeding	7 and 30 days post partum and 6 month post partum

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Aalborg Sygehus; 🇩🇰 Aalborg, Denmark

Sygehus Vendsyssel; 🇩🇰 Hjoerring, Denmark

Horsens sygehus; 🇩🇰 Horsens, Denmark

Kolding Sygehus; 🇩🇰 Kolding, Denmark

Nykøbing F Sygehuse; 🇩🇰 Nykøbing F, Denmark

Regionshospitalet Randers; 🇩🇰 Randers, Denmark

Haderslev/Sønderborg sygehus; 🇩🇰 Sønderborg, Denmark

Sygehus Thy-Mors; 🇩🇰 Thisted, Denmark

Regionshospitalet Viborg; 🇩🇰 Viborg, Denmark