MumBubConnect: Can a Text Message a Week Improve Breastfeeding

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breastfeeding; Public Health - Other public health; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feeding

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001091695
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Women were eligible to participate if they were: over eighteen years of age; had an infant less than three months of age; were currently doing any breastfeeding ; did not have a diagnosed mental illness; and used a mobile phone (of any type).

Exclusion Criteria

Less than 18 years of age
Diagnosed mental illness
No mobile phone

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding rates using indicators derived by WHO as determined in the Australian Infant Feeding Survey[Baseline and Week 9]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self efficacy as determined by the Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale [Baseline and Week 9];Coping either as active or emotions focussed coping as determined by the Ways of Coping Checklist[Baseline and Week 9]