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The effect of the doula support on childbirth experience and breastfeeding performance after cesarean sectio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Breastfeeding.
Registration Number
IRCT20240128060831N1
Lead Sponsor
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
84
Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women with a gestational age of 37 weeks or more
nulliparous women with the first non-emergency cesarean section (cesarean section in cases such as breech presentation, cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD), fetal macrosomia, fetal distress, placental abruption) and without the onset of labor symptoms
Women with a history of one caesarean section and no history of natural childbirth and no onset of labor symptoms
Absence of disease or abnormality of the baby at birth
Having the ability to breastfeed
Having literacy in reading and writing to answer questions
A resident of Tabriz

Exclusion Criteria

Mother's unwillingness to have a doula
Mothers with mental illnesses such as depression, etc. according to the mother's statement or medical record
Mothers with physical diseases that prevent breastfeeding, such as mastectomy
The need to perform another surgery (hysterectomy) for the mother during cesarean section
Contraindications and precautions in breastfeeding (untreated tuberculosis, chicken pox, measles, hepatitis, Malt fever, AIDS, chemotherapy, infant galactosomia, herpes lesions on the breast, use of certain drugs, breast abscess, mastitis, drug use, etc.)
Mother's speech and hearing disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Childbirth experience score. Timepoint: Between four and six weeks after cesarean delivery. Method of measurement: questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE).;Breastfeeding performance score. Timepoint: Between four and six weeks after cesarean section. Method of measurement: Breastfeeding performance questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression score. Timepoint: Once between four and six weeks after cesarean section. Method of measurement: Edinburgh postpartum depression questionnaire.;Anxiety score. Timepoint: Once between four and six weeks after cesarean section. Method of measurement: Specific postpartum anxiety questionnaire.
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