Breastfeeding Education and Prenatal & Paternal Attachment

NCT07154459 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: K21.28
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 101
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding education on prenatal attachment and paternal attachment among first-time parents. A total of 101 first-time parents (52 in the intervention group and 49 in the control group) will be recruited. Pregnant women will complete the Prenatal Attachment Inventory before and after the intervention, and expectant fathers will complete the Paternal Prenatal Attachment Inventory before and after the intervention. Participants will be selected using non-probability and snowball sampling methods, and the breastfeeding education will be delivered online via Google Meet. The study aims to assess whether structured breastfeeding education can influence prenatal and paternal attachment in first-time parents.

Conditions

Prenatal Attachment; Paternal Behavior; Pregnancy; Breastfeeding

Keywords

Prenatal attachment; Paternal Behavior; Pregnancy; Breastfeeding

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prenatal Attachment

  Measuring prenatal attachment through breastfeeding education using the Prenatal Attachment Scale; scores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating stronger attachment.

  4 Week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Paternal Attachment

  4 week

Study Arms (2)

Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Breastfeeding education group

Other: Breastfeeding Education

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Non-education group

Interventions

Breastfeeding Education OTHER

Breastfeeding Education

Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 20 years or older
• In the second or third trimester of pregnancy
• Having internet access

You may not qualify if:

• Under 20 years of age
• Refusal or withdrawal from the education or data collection process
• Withdrawal from the study before completing the education
• Incomplete pre-test or post-test data
• Non-compliance with the study protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gizem ÇITAK: lead
• Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Rectorate General Secretariat Taşlıçiftlik Campus, 60250 Tokat/Central

Tokat Province, Center, 60250, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Gizem ÇITAK, Asst Prof

  Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asist. Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2025
• First Posted: September 4, 2025
• Study Start: January 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2025
• Study Completion: April 30, 2025
• Last Updated: September 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)