NCT05262231

Online Education and Breastfeeding Motivation

The Effect of Online Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Motivation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 49 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Introduction: Breastfeeding is not just a physiological event. Psychological and emotional factors affect breastfeeding. Motivation is also among these factors. For this reason, it should be considered that there will be problems with breastfeeding in the postpartum period. Since breastfeeding education can be a solution to these problems, it can increase the motivation of mothers for breastfeeding. Purpose: To examine the effect of online breastfeeding education on breastfeeding motivation. Methods: The type of the study was planned as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The sample group of the research will be reached at Pamukkale University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic and online via social media. The sample reached will be trained in the online environment. The research will be carried out between February 2022 and December 2022. A total of 50 people, 25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group, will be included. Evaluation will be made with the Breastfeeding motivation scale (for primiparous mothers). Motivation scores will be compared before and after the training.

Detailed description

Breastfeeding protects children against diseases such as gastrointestinal, asthma, diabetes, otitis media, sudden infant death syndrome and obesity. At the same time, it supports the increase of children's IQ level and brain development. Among the benefits for women's health are its contribution to the involution process in the postpartum period, protection against postpartum depression, ovarian and breast cancer. The social impact of breastfeeding is that it provides economic benefits.Despite all the benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding rates are not sufficient. Globally, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding of children for the first six months is 41%, and the rate of breastfeeding with complementary foods for two years is 45%. There are many factors that affect breastfeeding. These; social, environmental, cultural and personal factors. These factors can affect the motivation of women internally and externally.For this reason, internal and external motivations of women will be supported with breastfeeding education.

Conditions

• Birth, First
• Breast Feeding
• Motivation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Online Breastfeeding Education	Breastfeeding education will be announced with a poster on social media. At the same time, mothers will be informed about the training in the institution where the institution permission is obtained. Postpartum period 4-8. A single-blind randomization method will be used per week. Pre-test will be applied to the mothers in the experimental and control groups. After the pre-test, online breastfeeding training will be given to the experimental group. The training consists of a single session. It will take about 40-60 minutes. The content of the training includes the benefits of breastfeeding for the mother, baby and society, breast problems and solutions, causes and solutions of breast rejection, breastfeeding positions, etc. consists of topics. After the training experimental group, the post-test will be applied. At the same time, the post-test will be applied to the control group who did not receive the training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-01
• Primary completion: 2022-11-30
• Completion: 2022-11-30
• First posted: 2022-03-02
• Last updated: 2023-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)