Effectiveness of a Nursing Education Intervention on Duration of Breastfeeding and on Post-natal Breast Complications in Primiparous Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 314
- Primary Endpoint
- Breastfeeding duration
Study Overview
Brief Summary
An antenatal education intervention in primiparous women improves breastfeeding duration and reduces post-natal complications.
Detailed Description
A randomized controlled clinical trial of an educational intervention was undertaken at a public hospital. the investigators compared a health education based on techniques to prevent complications and increase information about the benefits of breastfeeding with the usual practice. A group of nurses delivered the educational intervention. The trial involved randomization of 314 primiparous women. The analysis was by 'intention-to-treat'.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •primiparous women,
- •no contraindications to breastfeeding,
- •no skin disorders,
- •no breast surgery,
- •voluntary provision of data to enable their later localization.
Exclusion Criteria
- •women who planned to deliver their babies in other hospitals,
- •twin pregnancy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Breastfeeding duration
Time Frame: At 1 month postpartum
Secondary Outcomes
- Knowledge about breastfeeding and care of the breasts,(Inmediate postpartum period.)
- Incidence of mothers with post-natal breast complications, such as cracks, breast lesions or mastitis(At 1 month postpartum)
Investigators
Concepcion Carratala-Munuera
Dr
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
