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Filter by:Breastmilk is the best food for babies and exclusive breastfeeding is beneficial to mother-baby dyads. It is recommended to exclusively breastfeed babies till 6 months of age and continue with complementary food until aged 2 or above. This proposed study aims to establish and evaluate an effective intervention in sustaining exclusive breastfeeding among primiparous women up to 6 months postpartum.
This study investigated the effect of facilitated tucking in the early postpartum period on preterm neonate comfort and breastfeeding performance.
Given the known health benefits of breast milk, the World Health Organization and pediatric and obstetrical professional societies all recommend that babies only consume breast milk (also referred to as "exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)") through 6 months of age. While many women initiate breastfeeding while at the study institution hospital, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding when mothers and babies are discharged is only 34%. Sixty percent of mothers stopped breastfeeding earlier than intended to primarily due to concerns about difficulty with lactation (i.e. sore nipples, inadequate milk supply), baby's nutrition (i.e weight gain and satiety) and effort required to pump breast milk. It is known that prenatal education by trained health care providers is effective in increasing EBF rates; however, these interventions are time and labor intensive and require employment of breastfeeding specialists. Therefore, a simple, brief, easily accessible breastfeeding education tool is needed to directly educated new mothers on how to breastfeed and what the actual nutritional needs of an infant are in order to support women's breastfeeding goals. The objective of this study is to assess whether a simple breastfeeding education video viewed at the time of admission to the hospital for delivery will increase EBF at the time of hospital discharge through 6 months postpartum by improving women's perception of their milk supply and their breast feeding efficiency. The investigators predict that woman who view a short breastfeeding education video just prior to delivery will have an improved perception of their breastfeeding efficiency and milk supply and will be more likely to avoid formula use while admitted to the hospital and though 6 months postpartum. In this study, the investigators will randomly assign women to view an educational video focused on breastfeeding in the first days of a baby's life and compare them to women who receive the standard educational pamphlet on breastfeeding given to all women delivering at the study institution. The investigators will then survey each participant after her delivery on how she is feeding her baby (breast milk, formula, or both) and how she perceives her milk supply and breastfeeding efficiency just before she is discharged from the hospital. The investigators will then call women on the phone at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months to reassess how they are feeding their babies (breast milk, formula or both). In addition to baseline characteristics about the individuals such as age, race, and employment status, information regarding their pregnancy and delivery will be obtained to assess for any confounding factors that may effect their ability to breastfeed. This research will help determine if video education can provide sufficient education to help increase breastfeeding rates. Additionally, this research may inform the research community on the overall effectiveness of video education in healthcare, allowing for a similar approach to be used for other educational initiatives.
This study was planned to examine the effect of telephone support for breastfeeding follow-up on physiological jaundice, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, infantile colic, maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy, and breastfeeding success.
This study aims to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) applied to the healthy newborns in the early postpartum period on breastfeeding. The results of the study are expected to contribute to promoting the practice of KMC in an effort to encourage breastfeeding not only in Turkey's hospitals but also in other developing countries where practices that negatively affect breastfeeding are prevalent. The hypotheses of the study were determined as: Infants administered KMC start to breastfeed sooner (H1), breastfeed more frequently (H2), breastfeed for longer periods (H3), are more successful at breastfeeding (H4) than infants receiving standard postpartum care (SPC).
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if a randomized controlled study comparing a human milk diet versus a formula supplemented diet in late preterm and term infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is feasible.
This project will establish that pediatric and family medicine residents who complete a hybrid breastfeeding medicine curriculum that includes an asynchronous unfolding case scenario along with telesimulation with a standardized patient (SP) will provide timely, skilled lactation support more frequently than residents randomized to an asynchronous unfolding case scenario followed by videoconference group discussion regarding care for the breastfeeding dyad.
Kangaroo care is a developmental care method determined to improve the quality of life of premature babies. When the benefits of kangaroo care on development and feeding with breast milk on premature babies are considered, term babies should also receive kangaroo care, and kangaroo care should be started immediately after birth. In this research, the authors aimed to investigate the effect of kangaroo care at birth on breast milk only feeding status and infant growth and development according to attachment theory. This is a randomized controlled, experimental, prospective study. The sample of the study consisted of pregnant women between 36-38 gestational weeks, who referred to the pregnant outpatient clinic of Buca Maternity and Children Hospital between March 2017 and February 2019 (n: 132). Pregnant women in the intervention group received "kangaroo care and breastfeeding training," and their babies were given kangaroo care at birth. Routine care was given to the mothers and their babies in the control group. Maternal attachment levels of mothers in both groups after birth and infants' breastfeeding only status and infant growth and development in the first, third, sixth, and ninth months were evaluated.
To test the hypothesis that increased mother-infant physical contact affects the likelihood of mothers exclusively breastfeeding their child for the first six months of life, the investigators will randomly assign half of the participating mothers to receive a baby carrier to use with their baby (to facilitate increased physical contact) while the other half of babies and mothers will receive standard care.
The objective of this study is to determine if text-based breastfeeding support improves breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration when compared to usual postpartum care. All women without a contraindication to breastfeeding and access to a mobile phone with unlimited text messaging capability who deliver a healthy term neonate will be eligible for inclusion. Consented women will be randomized to either text-based breastfeeding support using the Way to Health platform or usual care.