NCT04729166

The Management of Perceived Breastmilk Insufficiency

Effectiveness of Structured Education and Follow-up on Management of Perceived Breastmilk Insufficiency: A Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized control trial was made to determine the effectiveness of structured education and follow-up in the management of perceived milk insufficiency among breastfeeding mothers.

Detailed description

Mothers 'perception of breastmilk insufficiency are important conditions affecting babies' exclusively breastfeeding in the first six months. This study was made to determine the effectiveness of structured education and follow-up in the management of perceived breastmilk insufficiency among breastfeeding mothers. It was tested the hypotheses that there are no differences between mothers who have been provided with structured education and follow-up and those who have not received the education in terms of initiating breastfeeding in the first one hour, breastmilk insufficiency perceptions, the rate of exclusive feeding of breast milk to babies 0-2 months old, the baby's amount of milk intake and weight gain.

Conditions

• Breast Milk Expression
• Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Structured education and follow-up	This structured educational material was developed by the authors on the basis of the literature. Interventions of the study were carried out in the 32nd-42nd week of pregnancy, 3rd-7th day postpartum, and at the 1st month. At first stage, a 15-20-minute education was given to the pregnant women in the study group in the breastfeeding room of the facility, educational booklets were distributed. The main emphasis parts of the education were repeated with a standard summary information form at each follow-up.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-01
• Completion: 2019-06-01
• First posted: 2021-01-28
• Last updated: 2021-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)