Impact of Lactation Antenatal Teaching by Clinicians and Healthcare Providers
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Breastfeeding Education.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pregnancy Related, Breast Feeding, Exclusive. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
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Official title
Impact of Lactation Antenatal Teaching by Clinicians and Healthcare Providers: Randomized Control Trial
Overview
The purpose of this study is to increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum in the Inland Empire by addressing inadequate antenatal breastfeeding education for patients.
Detailed description
A total of 196 participants will be enrolled and randomized into two groups: an experimental cohort that receives supplemental breastfeeding education during three of their scheduled prenatal visits, and a control group that continues with standard prenatal care alone. Medical students will undergo lactation counselor training to be prepared to visit and educate patients. Both arms of the study will take a pre-survey at the first visit and a post-survey at 6 weeks postpartum to evaluate breastfeeding knowledge, confidence, and motivation. Medical students will also take a survey pre-training and post-study to evaluate growth in breastfeeding education.
Interventions
- Behavioral Breastfeeding Education
First meeting will include a pre-test and will go over risks, benefits, and goals for breastfeeding for the mother, baby and family. Second meeting will go over barriers to breastfeeding and the difference between formula and breastmilk. Third visit will include a post-test and go over misconceptions of breastfeeding and the optimal frequency to breastfeed their newborn. Appropriate flyers will be administered at each visit. Congratulatory \& supportive text at birth and 6-week follow up survey
Primary outcome measures
- Prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Weeks Postpartum. [Time frame: Change between baseline (time of newborn's first feeding) and 6 week post-partum visit.]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Breastfeeding education pre and post self-efficacy scores of medical students [Time frame: Change between baseline through study completion, an average of 1 year.]
- Maternal Satisfaction with Antenatal Breastfeeding Support and Knowledge, Motivation, and Confidence. [Time frame: Change between 1st trimester and 6 weeks postpartum.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Nulliparous mothers
- Multiparous mothers who did not breastfeed previous children or breastfed previous children for less than 6 months
Exclusion criteria
- Mothers planning to use formula
- Multiparous mothers who previously breastfed for more than 6 months
- Mothers with HIV
- Mothers with a history of breast reduction surgery
- Infants with major birth defects that may impede growth or feeding, such as cleft lip and/or palate, cardiac defects, and gastrointestinal defects
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Offices — Loma Linda
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07560553 · 5260056