Effect of telephone counseling on exclusive breastfeeding and postpartum depressio
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Postpartum depression. Condition 2: Exclusive breastfeeding.Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedFeeding problems of newborn
- Registration Number
- IRCT201105093706N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research,Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 366
being resident of Tehran; married; education more than six years; willing to have exclusive breastfeeding; giving birth to a single healthy baby with Apgar score of 7 or more in the fifth minute; easy access by telephone; no problem in speech and hearing; not suffering from chronic disorders (diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, asthma, or any other diseases) requiring prescription of drug (based on individual’s record); no history of mental disorders requiring drug use including postpartum depression; not being smoker or drug user and no history of still birth or child death.
Exclusion criteria: No mother or newborn discharge within 72 hours after delivery and occurrence of an important emotional event like death of near relatives during the study period
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exclusive breast-feeding during the last 24 hours. Timepoint: Once in 60 to 66th days postpartum. Method of measurement: Asking the question.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postpartum depression scores. Timepoint: Once in 60-66th day after delivery. Method of measurement: Using 10 questions Edinburgh scale.;How to receive preventive and curative care from public and private centers. Timepoint: During 6 weeks postpartum. Method of measurement: Self-administered form.