Support for ongoing breastfeeding

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Short duration of any breastfeeding; Short duration of exclusive breastfeeding; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feeding

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000361303
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-07-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 278

Inclusion Criteria

Breastfeeding at 8 weeks postpartum; planning to attend participating general practice for infant care

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to hold a conversation in English (primary language is other than English)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
any breastfeeding (rate) as assessed by telephone interview with mothers to determine feeding in the previous 24 hours and age at last breastfeeding if weaned.[3 and 6 months postpartum];Exclusive breastfeeding (rate) as assessed by by telephone interview with mothers to determine feeding in the previous 24 hours according to World Health Organisation recommended quesitons, and age at introduction of solids if not exclusively breastfeeding.'[3 and 6 months postpartum]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Practice nurse experience of delivering the intervention[repeated irregular contact points across the 18 months of the conduct of the trial]