The Management of Perceived Breastmilk Insufficiency

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Feeding, Exclusive; Breast Milk Expression

Treatments: Behavioral: Structured education and follow-up

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04729166

Interventional (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized control trial was made to determine the effectiveness of structured education and follow-up in the management of perceived milk insufficiency among breastfeeding mothers.

Full description

Mothers 'perception of breastmilk insufficiency are important conditions affecting babies' exclusively breastfeeding in the first six months.

This study was made to determine the effectiveness of structured education and follow-up in the management of perceived breastmilk insufficiency among breastfeeding mothers. It was tested the hypotheses that there are no differences between mothers who have been provided with structured education and follow-up and those who have not received the education in terms of initiating breastfeeding in the first one hour, breastmilk insufficiency perceptions, the rate of exclusive feeding of breast milk to babies 0-2 months old, the baby's amount of milk intake and weight gain.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women in their 32nd-42nd week of pregnancy
• Being literate in Turkish
• Being at least a primary school graduate

Exclusion criteria

• Having a history of psychological or mental health problems
• Having any condition in the mother or infant that was a barrier to breastfeeding
• The baby's admission into the neonatal unit
• The baby's separation from the mother for any reason

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

The study group were provided with education with structured educational material and followed in this study, in addition to the usual care provided by healthcare professionals.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Structured education and follow-up

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group was int the usual care.