NCT05700162

The Effect of Showing Photographs, Videos and Live Images of Their Babies to Mothers During Milking

The Effect of Showing Photographs, Videos and Live Images of Their Babies to Mothers During Milking on Breastmilk Amount, Mother-Infant Attachment and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Level: Randomized Controlled Experimental Study

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 28 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study was planned to determine the effect of showing photographs, videos and live images of premature babies who could not be breastfed in the neonatal intensive care unit to their mothers on the amount of breast milk, mother-infant attachment and breastfeeding self-efficacy. It is a randomized controlled experimental study.

Detailed description

Separation of the baby from the mother, being admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit can quickly increase the mother's fears about her baby's health and appearance, it can be interpreted as a crisis for the family. When the baby is in the intensive care unit, it also becomes difficult for parents to participate in the care of the baby. In this case, one of the negative emotions that parents often experience is anxiety. In general, mothers experience more intense stress than fathers.The mother, who is away from her baby's care, feels tense, irritable and confused. She makes an effort to reach her baby, and when she fails to do so, she finds herself helpless and powerless. The neonatal intensive care nurse and the Women's Health nurse play a major role in the initiation of breastfeeding and the continuation of breastfeeding in pre-term newborns. Early milking of mothers after premature birth increases breast milk production. Despite early and frequent milking, some mothers may experience lower milk volume and milk production in the first few weeks. Therefore, mothers with premature babies should practice frequent breastfeeding/milking, massage and compression, hot application, acupuncture, yoga and relaxation exercises, etc., in order to increase prolactin secretion and increase breast milk production. focused on non-pharmacological methods such as. Another method that is considered effective is to show the mother a photo or video of the baby during milking. However, in the literature review, the number of available studies on this subject is only 2. One of these studies was done in 2020. The other study was done in 2021. More work is needed on this subject. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of watching photos, videos and live images of babies during milking on the amount of breast milk, mother-infant attachment and breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Conditions

• Breast Milk Expression
• Breast Milk Collection
• Mother-Infant Interaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Photograph	As soon as she starts to express her milk from the mother, on whatsapp will be asked to look at the photo of the baby sent to her for 5 minutes. She will be asked to express both breasts for 15 minutes every 3 hours.
BEHAVIORAL	Video	As soon as the mother starts to express her milk, she will be asked to watch the 5-minute video of her baby sent to her on WhatsApp. She will be asked to express both breasts for 15 minutes every 3 hours.
BEHAVIORAL	Live Broadcast	As soon as the mother starts to express her milk, she will be asked to watch the 5-minute live video of her baby with the call sent to her from WhatsApp. She will be asked to express both breasts for 15 minutes every 3 hours.
BEHAVIORAL	Control Group	She will be asked to express both breasts for 15 minutes every 3 hours. No additional action will be taken.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-06
• Primary completion: 2024-08-08
• Completion: 2024-08-08
• First posted: 2023-01-26
• Last updated: 2024-06-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)