The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Using a Doll During Pregnancy on Newborn Feeding

Breastfeeding Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Using a Doll During Pregnancy on Newborn Feeding

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This clinical trial aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding education using a doll during pregnancy on newborn feeding. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Breastfeeding education using a doll has a positive effect on breastfeeding competence scores.

2. Breastfeeding training using a doll has a negative effect on the breastfeeding competence score.

3. Breastfeeding training has a positive effect on infant feeding in the postnatal period.

4. Breastfeeding education hurts infant feeding in the postnatal period. Prenatal data collection tools will be applied as a pretest. One group will receive prenatal breastfeeding training with a doll and a written brochure. The control group will receive verbal breastfeeding education and a written brochure.

After the birth, breastfeeding will be performed. Then a posttest will be conducted using data collection tools.

The effect of applied breastfeeding education given with a doll on infant feeding and breastfeeding self-efficacy will be determined. In addition, the effectiveness of the training material will be tested.

Clinical Trial Description

The most important nutrient in infant nutrition has historically been and still is breast milk. Breastfeeding has many benefits for both the baby, the mother, and society. In addition to reducing mortality and morbidity rates in infants, it provides a healthy growth and development process. It has positive effects on the mother, such as feeling happy, being physically healthy with the effect of hormones, facilitating the return of the uterus to its former state, providing emotional satisfaction, reducing the risk of breast cancer, reducing the risk of anemia, reducing the risk of depression, facilitating mother-infant bonding, and protecting against a new pregnancy. In addition, being free and natural, reducing maternal-infant mortality, reducing the risk of disease, providing healthy individuals to society, being fast and requiring preparation, reducing health expenditures, reducing the loss of labor force, and reducing the risk of loss of money for working mothers were the benefits to society and the country. Many practices are carried out in the world and in our country to promote breastfeeding. One of the most important of these practices is the friendly hospital practice, which informs pregnant women and their families about the importance of breastfeeding. Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby is ensured immediately after birth, and the mother is supported to start breastfeeding as soon as possible and not to interrupt contact. This approach aims to increase breastfeeding rates. However, in the changing world order, there may be problems with the continuation of the maternal herd due to the inclusion of women in business life. For this reason, practices to promote breastfeeding are on the agenda. The primary objective of these practices is to ensure exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, supplementary feeding from the 6th month, and continuation of breastfeeding until the age of 2 years. Within the scope of the "Promotion of Breastfeeding and Baby Friendly Hospitals Program" in our country, it is aimed to reach all hospitals where births take place and to provide training and information in these hospitals. For this reason, breastfeeding and breastfeeding education are provided by health professionals before and after delivery. It is also recommended that this education be shaped according to the needs of the woman, the content be diversified, teaching be carried out using technology, and continuity of education be ensured. Based on this information, our study was planned in a randomized controlled quasi-experimental design to determine the effect of breastfeeding education given using a doll during pregnancy on newborn feeding. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breastfeeding

• NCT number: NCT06197633
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Istinye University
• Contact: Aysegul Simsek, PhD.
• Phone: +905413155773
• Email: aysegul.artan@hotmail.com
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2023
• Completion date: May 1, 2024