The Effect Of Traınıng On Breastfeedıng Gıven To Fathers On Breastfeedıng, Parent-Baby Bondıng And Breastfeedıng Self-Effıcacy Level

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Feeding

Treatments: Behavioral: Provide breastfeeding education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05921669

EskisehirOU-IKARANFIL-001-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The most suitable food for babies is breast milk. It is known that breastfeeding, beyond providing nutrition, has many health benefits for the baby and the mother. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that babies start breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth and breastfeed exclusively without any additional food, including water, for the first 6 months. After six months, complementary foods should be started, and the baby should continue to be breastfed for two years or more. On the other hand, between 2015-2020, the rates of infants aged 0-6 months fed with breast milk alone are approximately 44% worldwide.

There are many factors that affect the time of initiation of breastfeeding and the duration of breastfeeding. Some of those; maternal education, mode of delivery, birth weight and socio-economic status. Another influential factor is paternal support. Fathers may want to be involved in breastfeeding education and support their spouses in this process. However, the reasons such as not taking part in the trainings and not being asked direct questions about breastfeeding may cause fathers to feel excluded in this process. It is important to include fathers in education and interventions to achieve breastfeeding goals. Mothers who are supported by their spouses during the breastfeeding process experience breastfeeding problems less and can cope with these problems better.

Today, it is known that fathers are not given sufficient importance in promoting breastfeeding. Including fathers in breastfeeding education can increase the rate and duration of breastfeeding of infants. This study was planned to determine the effect of breastfeeding education given to mothers and/or fathers in the postnatal period on breastfeeding, parent-infant attachment and breastfeeding self-efficacy. The aim of the study is to draw attention to the importance of father support in breastfeeding.

Enrollment: 105 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parent's consent to participate in the research
• Parents must be at least primary school graduates
• Mothers and fathers to participate in the study must be 20 years or older
• The mother's first pregnancy (primiparous pregnant)
• Having a smart mobile phone of the mother and father
• The baby is born at term

Exclusion criteria

• Experiencing communication problems with parents (mother and father cannot speak and/or understand Turkish, etc.)
• Having or developing a health problem in the mother or baby
• Separation of the mother from her baby for any reason after birth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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105 participants in 3 patient groups

Experimental Group 1: The group in which breastfeeding training was given to mothers and fathers

Experimental group

Description:

Face-to-face theoretical breastfeeding training and then practical training (breastfeeding techniques, burping, changing diapers, milking by hand or pump, etc.) will be given by the researcher to the mothers and fathers. This training is planned to take 30-45 minutes. Then, an additional 15-30 minutes of father-supported breastfeeding training will be given to fathers. At the end of the training, the "Breastfeeding Booklet" prepared by the researchers will be given to the parents.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Provide breastfeeding education

Experimental Group 2: The group in which breastfeeding training was given only to the mother

Experimental group

Description:

Only mothers will receive face-to-face theoretical breastfeeding training followed by practical training (breastfeeding techniques, flatulence, changing diapers, milking by hand or pump, etc.). This training is planned to take 30-45 minutes. At the end of the training, mothers will be given a "Breastfeeding Booklet" prepared by the researchers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Provide breastfeeding education

Control Group: No intervention was made, group receiving routine hospital care)

No Intervention group

Description:

No additional training will be given to this group by the researcher, apart from the trainings included in the routine procedures of the hospital.