Laid Back Breastfeeding Position on Breastfeeding Experience

NCT ID: NCT07196202

Last Updated: 2025-09-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 168 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-12-01

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of laid back breast feeding position on breastfeeding experience among multiparous women. The main questions it aims to answer are;

• Do postpartum women who feed their babies in a laid-back position report a better breastfeeding experience than those who use the cradle position?
• Do postpartum women who feed their babies in a laid-back position report greater breastfeeding comfort than those who use the cradle position? Researchers will compare breastfeeding in laid-back position to cradle position to see if postpartum women who feed their babies in a laid-back position have better breastfeeding experience and comfort

Participants will:

• Have educational sessions on breastfeeding in laid-back position during antenatal visit of the 3rd trimester
• Will be followed by the researcher for any clarifications about the educational content of session
• Will be asked to apply laid-back position after giving birth, so, the researcher evaluate its effect on breastfeeding experience and comfort.

Detailed Description

Cesarean sections are major surgeries that can cause pain and complications, making early breastfeeding initiation less likely compared to vaginal birth. This is problematic because early breastfeeding has significant health benefits for both mother and infant. Breastfeeding outcomes after C-sections are often worse, including delays, more difficulties, and shorter duration.

A common cause of these problems is inadequate breastfeeding technique. The laid-back breastfeeding position is a simple method that relies on the mother's intuition and the baby's natural reflexes, requiring little professional guidance.

This study used a quasi-experimental research design. It will conducted at the antenatal outpatient clinic and inpatient wards of Mansoura University Hospital. The study involved a total of 168 participants. Pregnant mothers in intervention group will be trained to breastfeed their infants using the laid-back position.

Conditions

Maternal Breastfeeding Experience; Maternal Breastfeeding Comfort

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Laid-Back Positioning Group

Multiparous women who receive structured training and support on the laid-back breastfeeding position during the last trimester of pregnancy so, they can apply it after giving birth

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Laid-Back position training

Intervention Type: OTHER

This intervention is a structured training session for pregnant woman on the use of the laid-back breastfeeding position after birth. The training is designed to be delivered in a single, standardized session by the researcher during the last trimester of pregnancy to be applied within the first 24 hours post-cesarean delivery.

Standard Care Group

Multiparous women who receive the standard postpartum breastfeeding care and support offered by the hospital after giving birth

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Standard Postpartum Care

Intervention Type: OTHER

Postpartum mothers who receive structured training and support on the laid-back breastfeeding position

Interventions

Laid-Back position training

This intervention is a structured training session for pregnant woman on the use of the laid-back breastfeeding position after birth. The training is designed to be delivered in a single, standardized session by the researcher during the last trimester of pregnancy to be applied within the first 24 hours post-cesarean delivery.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Standard Postpartum Care

Postpartum mothers who receive structured training and support on the laid-back breastfeeding position

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Multiparous women aged 20 -35 years.
• Multiparous women At the 34 to 36 weeks of gestational age
• Multiparous women with normal course of pregnancy with single-tone fetus
• Multiparous women planning to deliver at Mansoura University Hospital
• Multiparous women who will perform elective caesarian section
• Multiparous women planning to breast feed their babies
• Multiparous women who have no information about laid breastfeeding position
• Multiparous women who will deliver neonate with normal ABGAR score
• Multiparous women who will deliver neonate weight 2.5: 3.5 kg.

Exclusion Criteria

• Mothers who had inverted or flat nipple.
• Mothers who have postpartum complications
• Mothers who delivered babies with cleft lip, cleft palate, preterm, neurological deficit, asphyxia or any abnormal condition will be excluded from the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Mansoura University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nadia Youssef Ahmed AbdElla

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nadia Y AbdElla, Asistatnt Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University- Egypt

Locations

Mansoura University Hospitals

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

New Obstetric and Gynecological Center

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Central Contacts

Nadia Y AbdElla, Assisttant professor

Role: CONTACT

drnadiaabdella@gmail.com

+20-50-2733200

Other Identifiers

0669

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id