NCT06199245

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Breastfeeding Success and Self-Efficacy

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Breastfeeding Success and Self-Efficacy in Primiparous Women in the Early Postpartum Period Who Had a Cesarean Delivery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medipol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was planned to determine the effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) on breastfeeding success and self-efficacy in primiparous women in the early postpartum period who had a cesarean delivery.

Detailed description

Breast milk is an easily digestible, natural food that reduces the morbidity and mortality of the newborn and contains the fluid, energy and nutrients necessary for its physical, spiritual and mental development. Breastfeeding not only has a biological effect on the mother and baby, but also has an emotional effect and has many immunological, psychological, social and economic benefits for both mother and baby. Therefore, it is of great importance that the baby be fed exclusively with breast milk for the first 6 months and that breastfeeding continues until the age of 2. EFT, a needle-free and emotional form of acupuncture, is an energy technique that emerged from the idea that "The cause of all negative emotions is the disruption in the body's energy system." EFT; It can be safely applied to individuals of all ages, including the elderly, pregnant women and children. When looking at the literature, no studies were found regarding breastfeeding and EFT. It has been observed that primiparous women, especially those who have had a cesarean section, have difficulty breastfeeding. It is thought that breastfeeding will be reinforced and improved with EFT, which helps to eliminate negative emotions in the subconscious and create a positive mood.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding
• Self Efficacy
• Cesarean Delivery Affecting Fetus
• First Birth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	emotional freedom technique experimental group	Participants in the experimental group, who had a cesarean delivery on the first postpartum day, filled out the sociodemographic and obstetric information form and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, and then were asked to breastfeed their babies and their breastfeeding was evaluated with the Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale. The participant was then asked to score her breastfeeding between 0 and 10 to evaluate her Subjective Units of Disturbance Scala (SUD) score. The next evaluation was made 2 hours after the participant received breastfeeding training, the Bristol Breastfeeding Rating Scale score was obtained, and the SUD was scored again after 2 rounds of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) application. Finally, at the end of the day, 2 rounds of EFT application were performed by taking the SUD score before the EFT session, and after the application, the participant's Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, Bristol Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale and SUD scores were recorded.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-01
• Primary completion: 2024-05-01
• Completion: 2024-06-01
• First posted: 2024-01-10
• Last updated: 2024-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)