Social Media and Breastfeeding Self Efficacy

NCT ID: NCT04929717

Last Updated: 2021-06-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-01

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding support on women's breastfeeding self-efficacy via social media. This study was conducted maternity unit at a state hospital in Turkey. Education and consulting about breastfeeding were given via WhatsApp application to women in the intervention group. Women in the control group receive only routine breastfeeding training.

Detailed Description

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The research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The stratified and permutation block randomization methods were used in the study. The personal information form and BSES-SF were administered to women in the hospital before the intervention. Breastfeeding education and counseling were provided via social media (WhatsApp) to support women for breastfeeding and to ensure the continuity of breastfeeding in the postpartum period. Breastfeeding education was given to women in the first four weeks after discharge from the hospital. The control group received the routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures. Except for routine breastfeeding training, no intervention was applied to the control group.

Conditions

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Breastfeeding

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Intervention

The personal information form and BSES-SF were administered to women in the hospital before the intervention. Breastfeeding education and counseling were provided via social media (WhatsApp) to support women for breastfeeding and to ensure the continuity of breastfeeding in the postpartum period. Breastfeeding education was given to women in the first four weeks after discharge from the hospital. After the breastfeeding education was completed via social media, the counseling process started. Counseling was conducted via social media with a question-answer method between the first and 6th months of postpartum.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Breastfeeding education and counseling

Intervention Type OTHER

Breastfeeding education was applied for four weeks.

Routine postpartum breastfeeding training included in the hospital procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

The routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures.

Control

The women in the control group were pre-tested at the hospital before discharge. The BSES-SF was re-administered by phone at the 3rd and 6th postpartum months. The control group received the routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures. Except for routine breastfeeding training, no intervention was applied to the control group.

Group Type OTHER

Routine postpartum breastfeeding training included in the hospital procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

The routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures.

Interventions

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Breastfeeding education and counseling

Breastfeeding education was applied for four weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Routine postpartum breastfeeding training included in the hospital procedure

The routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being primipara
* being 18 years of age or older
* using the WhatsApp social media application
* having a newborn with a weight of 2500 grams and above
* agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* being multiparity
* having a physical or mental health problem that would prevent breastfeeding
* preterm labor (before 37 weeks)
* difficult labor
* either mother or baby having a health problem after birth
* mother's substance use (drug, smoking or alcohol)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

49 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sultan Ayaz-Alkaya, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Gazi University

Locations

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Gazi University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2019/06-15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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