Breast Crawling,Breastfeeding Success and Mothers' Attitudes to Feeding Their Babies

NCT05059574 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 13092021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It has been clearly demonstrated by the literature that the way of initiation of breastfeeding is highly correlated with the success and continuation of breastfeeding and the level of breastfeeding intention. Crawling to the breast is the reflex of seeking the breast by smelling the breastmilk of the newborn as the first form of breastfeeding. Although crawling to the breast is a studied subject in the international literature, it has remained only in the compilation stage in the national literature. The fact that research on breast crawling has not yet been conducted in our country constitutes the original value of this study. This study was planned to examine the effect of crawling to the breast after vaginal delivery compared to biological breastfeeding on breastfeeding success and mothers' attitude to feed their babies.

Conditions

Breast Feeding; Feeding Behavior

Keywords

Breast Crawling; Vaginal Delivery; Breastfeeding Success

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Breastfeeding success measurement

  Determining the success of breastfeeding by getting a higher score on the LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale in the experimental group, in which the first breast-feeding was applied by crawling to the breast compared to the control group.

  2 years

• Measuring mothers' feeding attitudes of their babies

  In the experimental group in which the first breast-feeding was applied by crawling to the breast, the mothers' milk feeding behavior increased by getting a higher score on the "The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale" compared to the control group.

  2 years

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Mothers in this group will begin their baby's first breastfeeding by crawling to the breast.

Behavioral: Breast Crawling

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Mothers in this group will begin their baby's first breastfeeding with biological breastfeeding.

Interventions

Breast Crawling BEHAVIORAL

The mother's first breast-feeding of her baby is not routine biological breast-feeding, but as a cradle to the breast.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteer to participate in the research,
• Vaginal birth,
• Over 18 years old,
• Able to read and write
• Can speak Turkish,
• Having a full-term and healthy birth (38-42 weeks old, born 2500-4000gr, born with a 5th minute apgar of 7 and above, no known congenital disease),
• Does not have a disease that prevents breastfeeding

You may not qualify if:

• Not voluntarily to participate in the research,
• Cesarean delivery,
• Having a health problem in which the mother or baby is at risk,
• Those who have a disease that prevents breastfeeding.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sakarya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sakarya University

Sakarya, 54050, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Hym C, Forma V, Anderson DI, Provasi J, Granjon L, Huet V, Carpe E, Teulier C, Durand K, Schaal B, Barbu-Roth M. Newborn crawling and rooting in response to maternal breast odor. Dev Sci. 2021 May;24(3):e13061. doi: 10.1111/desc.13061. Epub 2020 Dec 5.

  PMID: 33174352 BACKGROUND

• Henderson A. Understanding the breast crawl: implications for nursing practice. Nurs Womens Health. 2011 Aug-Sep;15(4):296-307. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2011.01650.x. No abstract available.

  PMID: 21884495 BACKGROUND

• Heidarzadeh M, Hakimi S, Habibelahi A, Mohammadi M, Shahrak SP. Comparison of Breast Crawl Between Infants Delivered by Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section. Breastfeed Med. 2016 Aug;11(6):305-308. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0168. Epub 2016 May 12.

  PMID: 27171469 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding; Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Behavior, Animal

Central Study Contacts

Kevser Özdemir, Dr

CONTACT

+90 264 295 66 24; kevserozdemir@sakarya.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Since there is no placebo group, masking will not be done.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Model Details: While crawling to the breast is tried in the experimental group, biological breastfeeding will be applied in the control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2021
• First Posted: September 28, 2021
• Study Start: October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2022
• Study Completion: June 1, 2022
• Last Updated: September 28, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: The data will be kept by the researchers until the study is reported. After the study is published, it will contribute to the literature.
• Access Criteria: After the study is reported and published, it will be shared.

Locations

TU (1)