A Pilot Study Assessing the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Breastfeeding Educational Video on Breastfeeding Rates

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-22

Study Completion Date

2022-05-21

Brief Summary

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Given the known health benefits of breast milk, the World Health Organization and pediatric and obstetrical professional societies all recommend that babies only consume breast milk (also referred to as "exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)") through 6 months of age. While many women initiate breastfeeding while at the study institution hospital, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding when mothers and babies are discharged is only 34%. Sixty percent of mothers stopped breastfeeding earlier than intended to primarily due to concerns about difficulty with lactation (i.e. sore nipples, inadequate milk supply), baby's nutrition (i.e weight gain and satiety) and effort required to pump breast milk. It is known that prenatal education by trained health care providers is effective in increasing EBF rates; however, these interventions are time and labor intensive and require employment of breastfeeding specialists. Therefore, a simple, brief, easily accessible breastfeeding education tool is needed to directly educated new mothers on how to breastfeed and what the actual nutritional needs of an infant are in order to support women's breastfeeding goals. The objective of this study is to assess whether a simple breastfeeding education video viewed at the time of admission to the hospital for delivery will increase EBF at the time of hospital discharge through 6 months postpartum by improving women's perception of their milk supply and their breast feeding efficiency.

The investigators predict that woman who view a short breastfeeding education video just prior to delivery will have an improved perception of their breastfeeding efficiency and milk supply and will be more likely to avoid formula use while admitted to the hospital and though 6 months postpartum. In this study, the investigators will randomly assign women to view an educational video focused on breastfeeding in the first days of a baby's life and compare them to women who receive the standard educational pamphlet on breastfeeding given to all women delivering at the study institution. The investigators will then survey each participant after her delivery on how she is feeding her baby (breast milk, formula, or both) and how she perceives her milk supply and breastfeeding efficiency just before she is discharged from the hospital. The investigators will then call women on the phone at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months to reassess how they are feeding their babies (breast milk, formula or both). In addition to baseline characteristics about the individuals such as age, race, and employment status, information regarding their pregnancy and delivery will be obtained to assess for any confounding factors that may effect their ability to breastfeed. This research will help determine if video education can provide sufficient education to help increase breastfeeding rates. Additionally, this research may inform the research community on the overall effectiveness of video education in healthcare, allowing for a similar approach to be used for other educational initiatives.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breastfeeding, Exclusive

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Nulliparous women planning to exclusively breastfeed will be consented and will complete a survey regarding demographics and breastfeeding education experience. Participants will be randomized to viewing a standard breastfeeding education PDF (Control) or to watching an educational video entitled "Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands"(Intervention group). Both activities will occur on a tablet. Participants will undergo routine intrapartum care. On the day of discharge, patient's will complete a survey that includes the Breastfeeding Self-Efficiency Scale-Short Form, the Perception of Insufficient Milk Questionnaire, and questions regarding in hospital breastfeeding educational experiences. Data will be compared between the two groups to determine if antepartum video education improved perception of breast milk supply and efficiency and increases exclusive breastfeeding rates. At 6 months postpartum, women will be surveyed by phone regarding their breastfeeding status.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Breastfeeding Video Education

Participants will view a breastfeeding educational video entitled "Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands."

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Breastfeeding Video Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Video entitled "Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands"

Control

Participants will view a PDF of breastfeeding education materials available for inclusion in standard discharge paper work.

Group Type OTHER

Breastfeeding PDF education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PDF of standard breastfeeding education handouts

Interventions

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Breastfeeding Video Education

Video entitled "Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands"

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Breastfeeding PDF education

PDF of standard breastfeeding education handouts

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* nulliparous woman
* \>18 years of age
* Fluency in English or Spanish
* Intention to exclusively breastfeed
* Admitted to Women and Infants Hospital (Providence, RI) for induction of labor, labor, or primary cesarean delivery.
* Gestational age between 37'0-42'0

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior breastfeeding experience (ex: induced lactation for prior child)
* Contraindications to breastfeeding,
* Intention to utilize formula
* Extremis prohibiting consent
* Women who require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, whose infants require Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission, or who suffer an intrapartum fetal demise or neonatal death will be excluded from final analysis.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No