Breastfeeding Education and Humor-Based Practices on Breastfeeding

Breast Feeding Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Breastfeeding Education and Humor-Based Practices on Breastfeeding Motivation and Attachment in the Antenatal Period

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06299397
• Other study ID #: Inonu-SBF-4
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 14, 2023
• Est. completion date: February 14, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Inonu University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.

Description:

Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends continuing breastfeeding exclusively with breast milk for the first 6 months and with complementary foods for up to 3 years. Breastfeeding is extremely effective on the health of the baby and mother. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 64
• Est. completion date: February 14, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: July 14, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years of age,
• Having a healthy pregnancy,
• Being literate,
• 32-36. Being in the gestational week,
• Being primiparous,
• Not having any psychiatric diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not having attended one of the trainings
• incompletely filling out the questionnaires

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Feeding
• Breastfeeding, Exclusive
• Humor as Topic
• Mother-Child Relations

Intervention

Behavioral:
• breastfeeding - humor training
Breastfeeding and humor-based practice will continue for 35-45 minutes, once a week for 2 weeks.

Other:
• Control Group
After randomization, consent was obtained from the pregnant women determined that they agreed to participate in the study. The pregnant women in the control group were given a pre-test before starting the study, an interim test 1 month after the start, and a final test 3 months later.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Simge OZTURK	Bartin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Inonu University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Breastfeeding Motivation Scale	The scale consists of 24 items and 5 sub-dimensions. Subdimensions of the scale; They were determined as intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, and external regulation. Scale items are rated between 'I strongly disagree' (1 point) and 'I strongly agree' (4 points). The scale is a 4-point Likert type, and each item receives a score between 1 and 4. The total score of the scale is not calculated. The score of the sub-dimensions is calculated by taking the average of the scale sub-dimension scores. It has been stated that the higher the score received from the scale sub-dimension, the higher the motivation representing that sub-dimension	3 month
Secondary	Maternal Attachment Scale	It is a 26-item 4-point Likert type scale, with each item ranging from "always" to "never". Each item contains direct statements and is calculated as Always (a) = 4 points, Often (b) = 3 points, Sometimes (c) = 2 points and Never (d) = 1 point. An overall score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates high maternal attachment. The lowest score obtained from the scale varies between 26 and the highest score 104. The scale has no cut-off score.	3 month