Effect of Education on Breast Feeding on Primiparous Women

Phase 2

Terminated

• Conditions: Breastfeeding
• Interventions: Behavioral: hands off; Behavioral: routin breast feeding education; Behavioral: hands on

• Registration Number: NCT01645878
• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Exclusive breastfeeding is very important for an infant's growth and development. Self-efficacy is a modifiable psychological variable in sustained breastfeeding that is defined as a mother's confidence in her perceived ability about successful exclusive breastfeeding. Self- efficacy beliefs function as an important set of human motivation , affect , and action which operate on action, through motivation, cognitive and affective interventing process. teaching strategies ,based on Bandura,s self-efficacy theory and adult learning principles were incorporated in this research design. In regards with the importance of education in increasing breastfeeding self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding, the current study was conducted in order to compare of the effectiveness of two educational methods, i.e., "Hands on" and" Hands off" on breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous mothers.

In the present clinical trial, 136 nursing mother were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. Participants in the experimental groups received one of the structured one-on-one educational sessions (i.e., hands off or hands on) within the first two hours of giving birth. Mothers in control group received usual postpartum care. Follow-up assessments were conducted one, four, and eight weeks after the birth. Data collection was done through interview forms, examination and observation, checklist of breastfeeding status, breastfeeding self-efficacy and daily-feeding form.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-01
• Study Start: 2010-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-09
• Study Completion: 2011-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 136

Inclusion Criteria

vaginal normal delivery normal neonate lack of maternal- neonatal lactation problems contact number satisfying in participation in study

Exclusion criteria would not like to continue used tranquilizers or experienced stressful events

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
hands off	hands off	-
Control	routin breast feeding education	Routin breast feeding education
Hands on	hands on	breast feeding instructed by direct help of instructor

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breast feeding self-efficacy	up to 2 month