Early Breastfeeding Cessation - is It Possible to Prevent?

University of Aarhus1,456 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a postnatal public health breastfeeding intervention relying on the importance of the psychosocial factors can prolong the period with exclusive breastfeeding duration among mothers who want to breastfeed.

Breastfeeding is a complex learned behaviour and not a capability which comes naturally with motherhood. Different types of professional recommendations have been used to support the new mother in this process. Randomised studies have shown that postnatal support can influence the breastfeeding duration positively. Various studies has offered different kinds of interventions with home visits and/or telephone calls as the generally used approach, but the proper follow-up on the breastfeeding support in the postnatal period after the mother leaves the hospital is not yet clear.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,456

Conditions

Breastfeeding Practice Maternal Behaviour Self-Efficacy

Interventions

community based trialBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 0 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Danish mother, single child, gestational age of not less than 37 full weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers with an ethic background other than Danish, preterm delivery,twin birth

Locations (1)

Institute of Publich Health, Department of Nursing Science, University of Aarhus

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Breastfeeding duration

Secondary Outcomes

Satisfaction with the breastfeeding period

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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