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NCT05307497 Clinical Trial

An Exploration of Antenatal Hand Expression.

Feeding; Difficult, Newborn Clinical Trial

Official title:
An Exploration of Mother's Experiences of Antenatal Hand Expression of Colostrum, and the Effects Upon Breastfeeding Continuation and Maternal Emotional Health.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT05307497
Other study ID # 249857
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date February 7, 2019
Est. completion date February 28, 2020

Study information
Verified date March 2022
Source University of Liverpool
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is an exploration of mother's experiences of antenatal hand expression of colostrum, and the effects upon breastfeeding continuation and maternal emotional health

Description:

Second-line feeding strategies including hand expression and syringe feeding are used as an aid to breastfeeding, however little is known about their efficacy. This research explores the experiences of women who have used antenatal hand expression to identify how it affects maternal emotional health and breastfeeding continuation. UK women with recent experience of the practice were interviewed and the data analysed using thematic analysis. The results identified five themes in relation to these experiences including; The emotional distress of struggling with breastfeeding, Support as panacea but inconsistent, A crisis of confidence, Discord between knowledge, expectations and reality, and Syringe feeding as challenging but constructive. The study concludes that hand expression and syringe feeding supports women to establish breastfeeding, however, those struggling with breastfeeding need extra practical and emotional support to protect breastfeeding self-efficacy, emotional health and breastfeeding continuation. The findings highlight the importance of realistic, antenatal breastfeeding education to achieve this. Further research into second-line strategies and antenatal education programmes could contribute to the improvement of women's infant feeding experiences and improve UK breastfeeding rates.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 9
Est. completion date February 28, 2020
Est. primary completion date January 20, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Women over the age of 18, - Women with experience of antenatal hand expression within the last three months, - Women with a good grasp of the English language. Exclusion Criteria: - Mothers of babies born before 37 weeks or with a medical issue (eg. tongue tie), - Women with a mental health diagnosis

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Locations
Country Name City State
United Kingdom University of Liverpool Liverpool Merseyside

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Liverpool

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Semi-structured interview Semi-structured interviews carried out with participants to collect qualitative data, analysed using thematic analysis. One hour
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