The goal of the study is to examine the impact of an educational video on the rate of breastfeeding in mothers who had gestational diabetes mellitus, and the rate of type-II diabetes mellitus diagnosed postpartum.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
After obtaining written informed consent, participants received a sealed envelope containing a preprinted paper referral to an online website, with a unique identifier. After entering the online website, participants will be asked to enter the unique identifier they have received into a text box. Only those whose identifiers were predetermined to be associated with the intervention group will receive the intervention. The intervention is twenty minutes long educational video clip, in which a brief discussion was presented, by an obstetrician, pediatrician, dietitian, and a breastfeeding consultant, each presenting the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and newborn.
Participants in this group will receive a unique identifier that belongs to the control group, thus no video clip will be displayed.
Carmel MC
Haifa, Israel
RECRUITINGRate of type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM) diagnosis, as diagnosed by the 75gm oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
Participants are requested to perform 75gm oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) postpartum, as a screening test for type I diabetes mellitus. We will record the results and compare between groups
Time frame: A phone call at 6 weeks postpartum.
Rate of OGTT performance
Determination the actual performance of the test
Time frame: A phone call at 6 weeks postpartum.
Rate of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)
Similar to primary outcome
Time frame: A phone call at 6 weeks postpartum.
Rate of exclusive breastfeeding
Participants will be asked by a phone cell, about feeding habits, including exclusive, partial and no breastfeeding of the infant
Time frame: A phone call at 6 weeks postpartum.
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