A smartphone application to support breastfeeding for new mothers in Vietnam

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: caesarean section; breastfeeding; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feeding; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000531112
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Colin Binns

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 5 October 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women, at around 28 weeks of gestation, will be recruited at the hospital antenatal clinic. They will be eligible to participate if they: own a smartphone, aged over 18 years, have sufficient language skills (completed junior high school education) and carrying a singleton fetus.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women will be deemed ineligible where existing medical conditions or pregnancy complications are likely to inhibit breastfeeding initiation, according to their medical doctors.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding duration, as assessed by a self-reported questionnaire (Duong, Lee, Binns 2005, Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health)[6 months postpartum];Any breastfeeding duration, as assessed by a self-reported questionnaire (Duong, Lee, Binns 2005, Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health)[6 months postpartum]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding rates, as assessed by a self-reported questionnaire (Duong, Lee, Binns 2005, Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health)[at 1, 3 and 6 months postpartum];Any breastfeeding rates, as assessed by a self-reported questionnaire (Duong, Lee, Binns 2005, Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health)[at 1, 3 and 6 months postpartum];Timing of introduction of solid foods, as assessed by a self-reported questionnaire (Duong, Binns, Lee 2005, Acta Paediatrica)[at 3 and 6 months postpartum]