Laid Back Breastfeeding Position on Breastfeeding Experience (LBB/PBE)

Mansoura University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Maternal Breastfeeding Comfort; Maternal Breastfeeding Experience

Treatments: Other: Standard Postpartum Care; Other: Laid-Back position training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07196202

0669

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of laid back breast feeding position on breastfeeding experience among multiparous women. The main questions it aims to answer are;

• Do postpartum women who feed their babies in a laid-back position report a better breastfeeding experience than those who use the cradle position?
• Do postpartum women who feed their babies in a laid-back position report greater breastfeeding comfort than those who use the cradle position? Researchers will compare breastfeeding in laid-back position to cradle position to see if postpartum women who feed their babies in a laid-back position have better breastfeeding experience and comfort

Participants will:

• Have educational sessions on breastfeeding in laid-back position during antenatal visit of the 3rd trimester
• Will be followed by the researcher for any clarifications about the educational content of session
• Will be asked to apply laid-back position after giving birth, so, the researcher evaluate its effect on breastfeeding experience and comfort.

Full description

Cesarean sections are major surgeries that can cause pain and complications, making early breastfeeding initiation less likely compared to vaginal birth. This is problematic because early breastfeeding has significant health benefits for both mother and infant. Breastfeeding outcomes after C-sections are often worse, including delays, more difficulties, and shorter duration.

A common cause of these problems is inadequate breastfeeding technique. The laid-back breastfeeding position is a simple method that relies on the mother's intuition and the baby's natural reflexes, requiring little professional guidance.

This study used a quasi-experimental research design. It will conducted at the antenatal outpatient clinic and inpatient wards of Mansoura University Hospital. The study involved a total of 168 participants. Pregnant mothers in intervention group will be trained to breastfeed their infants using the laid-back position.

Enrollment: 168 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Multiparous women aged 20 -35 years.
• Multiparous women At the 34 to 36 weeks of gestational age
• Multiparous women with normal course of pregnancy with single-tone fetus
• Multiparous women planning to deliver at Mansoura University Hospital
• Multiparous women who will perform elective caesarian section
• Multiparous women planning to breast feed their babies
• Multiparous women who have no information about laid breastfeeding position
• Multiparous women who will deliver neonate with normal ABGAR score
• Multiparous women who will deliver neonate weight 2.5: 3.5 kg.

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers who had inverted or flat nipple.
• Mothers who have postpartum complications
• Mothers who delivered babies with cleft lip, cleft palate, preterm, neurological deficit, asphyxia or any abnormal condition will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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168 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Laid-Back Positioning Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Multiparous women who receive structured training and support on the laid-back breastfeeding position during the last trimester of pregnancy so, they can apply it after giving birth

Treatment:

Other: Laid-Back position training

Standard Care Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Multiparous women who receive the standard postpartum breastfeeding care and support offered by the hospital after giving birth

Treatment:

Other: Standard Postpartum Care