Empower Breastfeeding Education Program

Taipei Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breastfeeding

Treatments: Behavioral: Simulation breastfeeding education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03807726

N201701060

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study results of integrated breastfeeding education program (IBEP) will guide in designing a theory-based breastfeeding educational module on promotion of optimal breastfeeding practice in new mother and her partner. The current novel education curriculum incorporated breastfeeding simulation, mindfulness training, and professional support will provide important information in supporting use of IBEP in enhancing participants self-efficacy. This study will show on how simulation teaching and mindfulness training can be utilized in the field of perinatal teaching to achieve better health outcomes.

Full description

To achieve optimal breastfeeding practice, the development of an integrated breastfeeding education program (IBEP) which incorporates simulation education, mindfulness training, professional support targeting the self-efficacy of participants is of vital importance. A randomized controlled trial of an integrated breastfeeding education program focusing on participants will be designed with two study objectives: 1) to evaluate the effects of IBEP on the primary outcome measures of breastfeeding practice as following: a) early initiation of breastfeeding, b) exclusive breastfeeding rate, c) predominate breastfeeding rate; 2) to examine the effects of IBEP on the secondary outcome measures, psychosocial correlates of exclusive breastfeeding including a) breastfeeding self-efficacy, b)anxiety, c) depression, d) mindful awareness e) infant feeding attitude. These objectives will be examined among participants in six time periods: a) during pregnancy 24 to 32 weeks education program b) 34 to 40 weeks of pregnancy (after class or third trimester), c)1 week, d) 4weeks, d) 3 months, e) 6 months postpartum, while the indicators of breastfeeding practice will be examined at the four periods following delivery.

It is hypothesized that 1) the intervention will result in a better effect on all primary outcome measures, as compared to those in the control group. Specifically, participants in IBEP group will show 10 % or greater difference in exclusive breastfeeding rates at six months than participants in the control group, 2) participants in the IBEP group will demonstrate larger effects on breastfeeding self-efficacy and mindfulness, and lower anxiety and depression than those in the control group.

Enrollment: 800 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Aged 20 years and above. During the first or second trimester of pregnancy. Willing to breastfeed after delivery Singleton pregnancy. Participants are able to attend the breastfeeding class.

Exclusion criteria

Chronic medical conditions. Abnormal fetal screening. Preterm delivery before 37 weeks gestational weeks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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800 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Both standard usual care and the integrated breastfeeding education program (IBEP) will be provided to the participants in the intervention group. The integrated interventions are consisted of 1) four sessions of simulation breastfeeding education to build up the participants' performance accomplishment and vicarious learning including breastfeeding knowledge, skill, and self-efficacy; 2) two sessions of breastfeeding mindfulness training to equip women and their partners with stress reduction skills for their emotional arousal during breastfeeding; 3) a series of postpartum professional support to offer verbal persuasion in enhancing their breastfeeding skills and levels of self-efficacy. The details of each education components are presented at the following section.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Simulation breastfeeding education

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The mother and her partner in the control group will receive the standard usual care provided at the study site. The study site hospital where follows the 10 steps of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative will provide breastfeeding care during prenatal check-up and postpartum care. The standard care protocols encompass elements such as prenatal breastfeeding consultation using breastfeeding pamphlets, and postpartum care like skin to skin contact, rooming- in, and breastfeeding consultation using pamphlets. The pregnant women need to register for childbirth class which contains only one breastfeeding class by themselves if needed. After delivery, the mothers are taught on breastfeeding knowledge and skills by the nurses at the postpartum ward or nursey.