The Effect of Breastfeeding Support Provided Via Video-conferencing

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (KSU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neonatal Outcomes; Breastfeeding; Anxiety Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Video-conferencing group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04929561

Breastfeeding Support

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized control trial was made to examine the effects of breastfeeding support given by the video-conferencing method in the early postpartum period on anxiety, breastfeeding self-efficiency, and newborn outcomes.

Enrollment: 78 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Infants;

• Born between 37 and 42 weeks
• Without severe congenital anomalies

Mothers;

• A single live birth
• Were 18 years of age or over
• At least primary school graduate
• Did not have a disease that prevents breastfeeding
• Had internet access at home or on the phone
• Could speak and understand the Turkish language.

Exclusion criteria

• Situations that cause separation of mother and baby
• Hospitalization of the baby in intensive care
• Inability to answer 3 calls in a video call
• They were determined as those who could not be reached during the home visit for the first and second follow

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

Video-conferencing group

Experimental group

Description:

The mothers in the video-conferencing group were counseled via video-conferencing a total of six times (three times a week, at equal intervals) during the first 2 weeks after birth. Each interview was approximately 15-20 minutes. In video-conferencing sessions, the breastfeeding position, the mother's grasping the breast, the baby's latch-on, and sucking duration were observed. Mothers' questions were answered and solutions were offered for breastfeeding problems (sore nipple, engorgement, etc.).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Video-conferencing group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The mothers in the control group were given usual care before discharge and no intervention was made after discharge.