The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Given to Fathers on Breastfeeding

Zeynep Olcer

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breastfeeding

Treatments: Other: Breastfeeding education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05937139

E-81477236-604.01.01-1923

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education given to fathers via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period on breastfeeding.

The main hypotheses it aims to answer are: ,

• Ho: There is no difference between the "Fathers' Effect on Breastfeeding" scale scores and the Breastfeeding Support Scale scores of the fathers who received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period and the scale scores of the fathers who did not receive training.
• H1: There is a difference between the scale scores of the fathers who received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period and the scale scores of the fathers who did not receive education.
• H2: There is a difference between the "Breastfeeding Support Scale" scores of fathers who received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period and the scale scores of fathers who did not receive education.

Participants will be received breastfeeding training via Whatsapp messaging application in the postpartum period.

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare training group and control group to see if effect on breastfeeding.

Full description

Spousal and family support increases breastfeeding rates, has a positive effect on the mother-baby relationship, the decisions of mothers who receive emotional support from their spouses are positively affected, women experience less breastfeeding problems when they are consciously supported by their spouses and cope with these problems better, fathers' benefits of breastfeeding It has been reported that the state of knowledge about breastfeeding and its management affects the duration and frequency of breastfeeding. In a study, fathers stated that they wanted to investigate suggestions on how to help their spouses, but there were limited studies on these suggestions so this study was planned .

Enrollment: 128 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Follow-up of the mother in the postpartum clinic of the hospital
• Feeding the baby with breast milk
• Being an only baby, being at a gestational age of 37 weeks and above, weighing 2500 g and over, not having a congenital disease
• The mother does not have any health problems that may prevent breastfeeding
• The mother and father do not have any barriers to filling out the questionnaire.
• Literacy of mother and father
• Availability of a phone and internet where messages can be read
• Mother and father living in the same house

Exclusion criteria

• The baby's inability to get breast milk
• Fathers or mothers have a disability in completing the questionnaire.
• Lack of a phone and internet where messages can be read
• Parents living in separate places

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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128 participants in 4 patient groups

Training group 1

Experimental group

Description:

After the scales are applied to the fathers in training group 1 on the 3rd postpartum day, breastfeeding education will begin. The training will last 39 days and the scales will be re-administered on the 42nd postpartum day and at the 12th week postpartum.

Treatment:

Other: Breastfeeding education

Training group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Breastfeeding education will begin to the fathers in training group 2 on the 3rd postpartum day. The training will last 39 days and the scales will be re-administered on the 42nd postpartum day and at the 12th week postpartum.

Treatment:

Other: Breastfeeding education

Control group 1

No Intervention group

Description:

The scales will be administered to the fathers in the control group 2 on the 3rd day, 42nd day, and 12th week postpartum.

Control group 2

No Intervention group

Description:

The scales will be administered to the fathers in the control group 2 on the 42nd day, and 12th week postpartum.