Nursing Education Intervention for Maternal Breastfeeding

NCT02106026 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: LACT-120413
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 314
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

An antenatal education intervention in primiparous women improves breastfeeding duration and reduces post-natal complications.

Conditions

Breast Feeding; Postpartum Breast Disorders

Keywords

Breastfeeding; Nursing; Patient Education as Topic; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hispanic Americans.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Breastfeeding duration

  At 6 months postpartum

• Breastfeeding duration

  At 1 month postpartum

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge about breastfeeding and care of the breasts,

  Inmediate postpartum period.

• Incidence of mothers with post-natal breast complications, such as cracks, breast lesions or mastitis

  At 1 month postpartum

Study Arms (2)

Conventional

NO INTERVENTION

All expectant mothers received the usual information about the advantages of maternal milk during pre-natal period. Nurses provided the information in personalized dialogue with the women during obstetric consultations.

Preventive education

EXPERIMENTAL

It was provided by the nurses during obstetric consultation in pre-natal period and averaged 30 minutes in duration. The intervention group received education to facilitate successful breastfeeding and symptom management as nipple pain. This was supported by strategies designed to (1) prevent problems associated with breastfeeding (nipple lesions, cracks and mastitis), (2) perform breast-care procedures, (3) strengthen information about the advantages of maternal breastfeeding (nutritional support, importance as food for the baby, availability, post-partum recovery) and (4) provide asepsis and hygiene measures. The nurses encouraged participation and gave the education in personalized dialogue with the woman. The information was reinforced with an illustrated explanatory leaflet.

Other: Preventive education

Interventions

Preventive education OTHER

The intervention group received education to facilitate successful breastfeeding and symptom management as nipple pain. This was supported by strategies designed to (1) prevent problems associated with breastfeeding (nipple lesions, cracks and mastitis), (2) perform breast-care procedures, (3) strengthen information about the advantages of maternal breastfeeding (nutritional support, importance as food for the baby, availability, post-partum recovery) and (4) provide asepsis and hygiene measures.

Preventive education

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• primiparous women,
• no contraindications to breastfeeding,
• no skin disorders,
• no breast surgery,
• voluntary provision of data to enable their later localization.

You may not qualify if:

• women who planned to deliver their babies in other hospitals,
• twin pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding; Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior

Study Officials

• Concepcion Carratala-Munuera, PhD

  Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 28, 2014
• First Posted: April 7, 2014
• Study Start: December 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2006
• Study Completion: October 1, 2006
• Last Updated: April 7, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04