The Effect of Relactation Support Program on Milk Release

Inonu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mother-Child Relations; Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Treatments: Other: TEACHING RELACTATION TECHNIQUES

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06437093

emelabdullahyusuf46

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of relactation support program on milk release, mother-infant attachment and maternity role.

Materials and Methods: This single-group pre-test post-test experimental study was conducted with 34 mothers who had 1-4 month old infants, stopped breastfeeding at least 15 days and at most 3 months ago and were registered in the family health centers of a province in the southern Turkey. The relactation support program was completed in 15 days, with eight home visits and seven telephone support sessions. The data were collected using a personal information form, a mother-infant follow-up form, the Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) and the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF).

Keywords: Mother-Infant Attachment, Maternity Role, Midwifery, Relactation, Milk Release.

Full description

This is a single-group pre-test post-test experimental study. This study was conducted between October 2021 and October 2022 in Family Health Centers (FHCs) in province in southern Turkey. By using the G*power 3.1 program, the sample size was determined to include 29 mothers/women under 5% margin of error, 95% confidence level, and 95% power of representation.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

For mothers;

• Having no milk release,
• Using no pharmacological agents that may increase milk release,
• Being not pregnant,
• Having no communication problem,
• Being literate,
• Being between the ages of 18-35 years,
• Having singleton gestation in their last childbirth,
• Using no medication that prevents breastfeeding (chemotherapy, etc.). For babies;
• Being healthy
• Having no congenital sucking problem (cleft palate, cleft lip, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

For mothers;

• Using any pharmacologic agent to increase milk release,
• Having a diagnosis of psychiatric illness. For babies;
• Having any metabolic disease that may prevent breastfeeding (galactosemia, phenylketonuria, etc.) or any other chronic disease (advanced heart disease, etc.).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 1 patient group

single-group pre-test post-test experimental study

Experimental group

Description:

In our midwifery intervention, the mother was firstly educated about breastfeeding and relactation, using educational brochures prepared by the researchers. Afterwards, the mother was taught "nipple stimulation", "skin-to-skin contact" and "finger feeding method", and the first feeding of the baby was performed together with the mother. After this first intervention in the FHC, all interventions were performed at home. The follow-ups continued for 15 days with one day of telephone support and one day of home visit. Since the majority of mothers did not accept video calls (privacy, etc.), telephone support was provided only verbally.

Treatment:

Other: TEACHING RELACTATION TECHNIQUES