NCT05066438

The Effect of Prenatal Hand Expression on the Rate of Exclusive Breastfeeding to Two Months

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 176 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Despite recommendations by several health authorities, the rate of sustained exclusive breastfeeding for two months is less than fifty-five percent in Canada. The two most common reasons for early discontinuation are problems with milk supply and difficulty with technique. Antenatal hand expression (AHE) is a method used to assist with colostrum collection in low-risk pregnancies near term. This method has been shown to have several benefits, including increased milk supply at birth. This study aims to determine if the employment of antenatal hand expression in low-risk pregnancies near term affects the rate of sustained breastfeeding exclusively to two months.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding, Exclusive
• Breast Milk Collection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Antenatal hand expression	Standardized counselling and provision of information/resources on the practice of antenatal hand expression to encourage milk let down and colostrum production/collection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-01
• Primary completion: 2022-08-01
• Completion: 2023-04-01
• First posted: 2021-10-04
• Last updated: 2021-10-04