NCT06255015

Breastfeeding Planning Card Trial in Scotland

Breastfeeding Planning Card Feasibility Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Stirling · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of a "breastfeeding toolkit" card delivered as part of antenatal care in promoting breastfeeding maintenance.

Detailed description

The project is an evaluation of an intervention that will start on January 1 2024. From January 1 2024 through to March 31st 2024 midwives will present to patients attending their 24 week antenatal appointment a breastfeeding toolkit card. The trial compares breastfeeding rates across patients who receive the card and those whose 24-week antenatal appointment occurred in the three months October 1 2023 - December 31 2023.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Breastfeeding toolkit card	The card is delivered at 24 weeks and is also referred to in the 32 and 36 week antenatal meetings. It will also be referred to in the first 24 hours post-partum and in home visits.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-31
• Completion: 2024-07-31
• First posted: 2024-02-12
• Last updated: 2024-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom