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Filter by:This study is a randomized block trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a breastfeeding behavioural intervention program for mothers of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD). The purpose of this study is to compare exclusive breastfeeding rates, changes in weight-for-age z-scores (ΔWAZ) and height-for-age z-scores (ΔHAZ), and maternal breastfeeding behaviour between the intervention group and the control group at 1, 3, and 6 months of age.
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.
The research was planned to develop the "My Breastfeeding Guide" mobile nursing application, which was developed based on Dennis' Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Theory and Pender's Health Promotion Model, and to determine its effect on the postpartum breastfeeding process, breastfeeding self-efficacy, infant feeding and attachment. The research is in randomized controlled experimental and longitudinal (prospective) design. The research will be carried out with pregnant women who applied to Famagusta State Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic and a pregnant polyclinic of a private hospital in Famagusta. Pregnant women who applied to Famagusta State Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic and private hospital's pregnancy polyclinic and met the inclusion criteria of the study will constitute the population of the research. The research will be designed in two groups as the mobile nursing practice group (intervention) and standard care group (control) developed based on Dennis's Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Theory and Pender's Health Promotion Model. By calculating the sample size in the research, 44 people in the intervention group and 44 people in the control group will reach a total of 88 people. Pregnant Identification Form, Maternal Information Form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Short Form Scale (Postnatal Form), Antenatal Self-Efficacy Short Form Scale, Infant Nutrition Attitude Scale, Breastfeeding Rating Scale, Maternal Attachment Scale and Breastfeeding Self-assessment Form will be used to collect data. Statistical analyzes of the data obtained from the research will be made using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) 20.0 package program. While evaluating the research data, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, variance analysis from descriptive statistical methods will be used. For homogeneity test between intervention and control groups, the Chi-square test for categorical variables, Mann Whitney test for numerical variables, and sociodemographic variables (age, education status, employment status of himself and his spouse, income level, etc.) and whether the groups are similar in terms of some characteristics. U test will be used. The conformity of the scale scores to the normal distribution will be evaluated with the Shapiro-Wilk test. The results will be evaluated at the 95% confidence level, and the significance at the p<0.05 level.
The study was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of breastfeeding behavior development training using Video and Simulator, given to mothers whose babies are in the neonatal intensive care unit and who are staying in the mother's guesthouse. As soon as the mothers who are separated from their babies and who have breastfeeding barriers come together with their babies and the breastfeeding barrier is lifted, to enable them to start breastfeeding effectively the effectiveness of the training, which will be given by applying 2 different methods based on the IMB (Knowledge, Motivation, Behavioral Skills) model will be evaluated. The aim of the training is to develop breastfeeding behavior in mothers and to ensure a secure attachment between mother and baby. (The research will be conducted in a randomized controlled trial model with a pretest-posttest control group.)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on the infant's test weight and physiological characteristics (oxygen saturation and heart rate) in preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during the transition to oral feeding. The main question it aims to answer are: • Is there a difference in test weight and physiological parameters between the infants in whom the first oral feeding was performed by the mother and the infants in whom the first oral feeding was performed by the intensive care unit nurse with a bottle? Researchers will compare the breastfed group with the bottle-fed group to see if there are differences in test weight and physiological parameters.
Oral cavity's structural variations are involved in the successful breastfeeding of the newborn infants. The tongue-tie has been shown to cause breastfeeding problems. This project investigates the oral structural properties of the newborn infants and the efficacy and safety of their treatment options in breastfeeding problems. The project includes two studies: 1. A prospective follow-up study that investigates the epidemiology and associations between oral structures and breastfeeding problems in term and preterm infants; 2. A randomised, controlled study that investigates the efficacy and safety of tongue-tie treatments. Follow-up visits are planned two to three months, one year, and five years after randomisation along with a 6 months' e-questionnaire for all study patients. The study provides information at the population level.
Primary Objective: - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on infectious morbidity and growth while it is in place from 4 to 24 weeks of age. - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on infectious morbidity and growth from 4 to 48 weeks of age. Secondary Objectives: - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on growth from 4 to 72 weeks of age. - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on infant neurodevelopment at 48 and 72 weeks of age. - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on biological measurements while it is in place from 4 to 24 weeks of age. - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on biological measurements from 4 to 48 weeks of age. - To evaluate the effects of synbiotics on gut microbiome and fecal short chain fatty acids from 4 to 72 weeks of age. - To investigate feasibility, acceptance, tolerability, and behavioral adherence with the intervention. - To investigate whether the synbiotics reduces infectious morbidity and improves growth in CHEU relative to CHUU. - To investigate whether infant gut microbiota composition, maturity and function, and markers of inflammation and HMOs at baseline and over time are associated with morbidity and poor growth in CHEU and CHUU.
This is a cohort study to understand the changes of breastmilk composition in the first six months after birth of Chinese infants.
Allergy prevalence is increasing steadily with some describing as the "epidemic of the twenty-first century". Maternal diet during pregnancy has been linked to offspring allergy risk, so it represents a potential target for allergy prevention. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is considered one of the healthiest dietary models which exerts regulatory effects on immune system, due to the synergistic and interactive combinations of nutrients. We aim to study the effects of MD in pregnancy on the onset of allergic diseases at 2 years of age in the offspring.
Breastfeeding is the optimal feeding for infants. WHO currently promotes breastfeeding and recommends it to be exclusive until the baby is 6 months old. Breastfeeding has a positive impact on both the mother's and the infant's health and is directly associated with the decrease in diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and inflammatory and infectious diseases. Currently, in Spain, only 39% of infants at 6 months are breastfed. The factors that influence the abandonment of breastfeeding are returning to work, the sensation of hypogalactia, problems to breastfeed, and breast complications, like mastitis, being the pain its main cause. Recent studies have associated pain while breastfeeding with mammary gland inflammation (mastitis) caused by dysbiosis. In order to increase breastfeeding rates, it is necessary to find factors related to the progression of mastitis in breastfeeding women. In this context, the discovery of predictive biomarkers based on metabolic markers is key to act before or at the beginning of the progression of mastitis and thus reduce the rates of abandonment of breastfeeding due to pain. The present project aims to identify and validate metabolic biomarkers capable of predicting mastitis. For this purpose, a prospective observational case-control hypothesis-free study will be carried out in order to identify and validate biomarkers of mastitis in breastfeeding women. The study will be performed in two phases: the discovery of the possible biomarkers and the validation of the biomarkers. Breast milk will be collected at the beginning of the study and when women present symptoms compatible with mastitis. The presence or not of mastitis will be confirmed with a milk culture. Milk samples will be analyzed using non-targeted metabolomics approach. Using multivariate statistical models, the potential metabolites capable of discriminating the presence of mastitis in maternal milk will be identified. Later, these potential markers will be validated in independent samples.