Exercise Program to Increase Breast Milk

Selcuk University122 enrolled

Overview

In this study, the effects of an exercise program aimed at increasing breast milk on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success, and breast milk quantity will be evaluated.

The research is a randomized controlled trial. The research will be conducted with 122 mothers who are in their 8th week postpartum and have healthy babies. Mothers in the exercise group will be given 1 hour (60 minutes) of exercise to increase breast milk three times a week for 6 weeks. The control group will be given routine breastfeeding education. Data will be collected using a sociodemographic form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF), LATCH- Breastfeeding Charting system, IMDAT: a tool for assessing the level of maternal milk intake scale.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

122

Conditions

Maternal Behavior Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breast Milk Expression

Interventions

Exercise groupBEHAVIORAL

Primiparous mothers assigned to the exercise group will attend classes in groups of 8-10. Mothers will be given 1 hour (120 minutes) of exercises to increase breast milk three times a week for 6 weeks. The total training time is 18 hours. Each session will include 60 minutes of warm-up and stretching exercises and 30 minutes of relaxation exercises. Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF), LATCH-Breastfeeding Record System, IMDAT: Breast milk intake level assessment tool scales will be applied to mothers before exercise (8th week after birth) and after exercise (14th week).

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Those who are over 18 years old, * Who gave birth at term pregnancy (38-42 weeks), * Who have a healthy baby, * Who are between 8 weeks postpartum. Exclusion Criteria: * Those with diagnosed mental illness (e.g., antidepressants, antianxiety or antipsychotic medications), * Those with chronic systemic illnesses, * Those with physical illnesses that may prevent them from exercising, * Those with any postpartum complications (hemorrhage, postpartum infection, mastitis, thromboembolic disease or postpartum psychiatric disorder).

Locations (1)

Seyhan Çankaya

Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison of mothers' sociodemographic characteristics with survey before intervention

Mothers' sociodemographic characteristics will be collected through surveys and compared and reported

Time frame: 3 months

Comparison of mothers' Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale averages by groups

Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale will be applied to mothers. Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale is 14-70 points (min-max) and as the score increases, it shows that mothers' breastfeeding self-sufficiency increases.

Time frame: 3 months

Comparison of mothers' LATCH- Breastfeeding Charting system averages by groups

LATCH- Breastfeeding Charting system will be applied to mothers. LATCH- Breastfeeding Charting system is 0-10 points (min-max) and as the score increases, it shows that the mothers' LATCH score increases.

Time frame: 3 months

Comparison of mothers' IMDAT: a tool for assessing the level of maternal milk intake averages by group.

IMDAT will be applied to mothers. IMDAT is 0-10 points (min-max) and the higher the score, the better the intake of breast milk.

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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