Orientation Effects of Breastfeeding for Mothers

Overview

The benefits of breastfeeding are increasingly known of the population and breastfeeding rates in the country have been increasing, but still are below satisfactory to the Ministry of Health (MH) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Simple Strategies to guide and support the mother contributes to increasing knowledge about breastfeeding and can have positive impacts on breastfeeding rates.

Full Title of Study: “Orientation Effects of Breastfeeding for Mothers in a Private Hospital: Randomized Controlled Trial”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: September 2012

Detailed Description

Assess the impact of guidance on breastfeeding duration of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of a baby's life. 110 pairs of mother / baby – Recruitment: Private Hospital of Porto Alegre. The first stage was carried out in the maternity – Orientation: Breastfeeding Importance Handle Correct, Positioning mother and baby, socioeconomic data and demographics. For the intervention group held three home visits: 10th day, 1st and 2nd month of the baby's life. At 6 months were made telephone contact for both groups.

Interventions

  • Other: Breastfeeding guidance
    • Breastfeeding guidance

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Intervention group
    • Guidelines and review of the breastfeeding techniques.
  • No Intervention: Control group
    • The control group will receive home visits only when the baby is 6 months of life, they will be re-evaluated by the researchers as the practice of exclusive breastfeeding and the technical and nursing management, and will be asked about the main difficulties encountered in maintaining breastfeeding.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Effects of Breastfeeding for Mothers measured by structured questionnaire
    • Time Frame: Six months

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Mothers living in the city of Porto Alegre Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mothers who test positive for HIV, poor hearing, visual and mental disorders, preterm infants, twin hospitalized

Gender Eligibility: Female

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 55 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Hospital Moinhos de Vento
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Salete Matos, Principal Investigator – Hospital Moinhos de Vento

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