The Effect of Training and Follow-up Given According to the Health Promotion Model on Relactation Success

Summary

The process of restarting or increasing lactation in a mother who wants to breastfeed her baby again after the termination of breastfeeding or decrease in lactation is called relactation. The research type was planned as a pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental study. The research will be carried out between January 2023 and December 2023, with mothers in need of relactation identified in Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital and 7 Family Health Centers in Erzincan city center. The study will be face-to-face, twice a week in the first two weeks of the 1st month, once a week in the other weeks, and once every two weeks in the 2nd month, in a total of 2 months, and will consist of 8 interviews. The number of these meetings may increase depending on the situation of the mother and the baby. Interviews will be held at mothers' homes or at FHCs (whichever they prefer). During the research, based on the SGM, training on the importance of breast milk and breastfeeding, its benefits and relactation techniques, written and visual training materials containing these topics, online messages and online live support by calling the researcher by video or audio when requested, and the breastfeeding process will be supported. The sample will consist of 70 mothers, 35 of whom are in the intervention group and 35 of them are in the control group, who meet the research criteria. In data collection, the World Health Organization (WHO) Simple Routine Evaluation and Breastfeeding Assistance form, Personal Information Form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (EÖYÖ), Breastfeeding Diagnostic Measurement Tool (LATCH) and IMDAT- Scoring System for the Amount of Breastmilk Ingested by the Baby, Breastfeeding Motivation Scale (EMO) and VAS satisfaction scale will be used. Study; The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the education and follow-up given to mothers who need help with relactation on the success of relaxation. The data will be evaluated with the IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) 22.0 package program. Frequency and percentage will be used in the analysis of the data. In addition, necessary analyzes will be made after testing whether the data obtained comply with the normal distribution. P\<0.05 will be used as the 95% confidence interval and significance level in the results.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education

Interviews will be held twice a week in the first two weeks of the first month, once a week in the following weeks, and once every two weeks in the second month, 8 times in a total of 2 months. The number of 8 interviews planned in the research may increase specifically for the situation of the mother and the baby. Interviews will be held at the mothers' homes or at the Family Health Center. An individualized message will be sent to mothers, two days a week, in accordance with their mobile communication tool, relactation needs. In addition, if the mothers request, they can call the researcher via mobile communication via video or voice and receive live support regarding their questions and questions.

BEHAVIORAL

Follow-up

Among the data collection forms, LATCH-Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale and IMDAT-The Baby's Breastmilk Scoring System will be applied at each interview, and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale and Breastfeeding Motivation Scale will be applied at the first interview, at the end of the 1st month and at the end of the 2nd month. Mother interviews will be held in their homes or at the Family Health Center (whichever they prefer). At each meeting, an appointment schedule will be made for the next meeting and this information will be shared with the mothers in writing.

BEHAVIORAL

Referral to Lactation and Relactation Polyclinic

Due to the nature of the research, mothers in the control group will not be given any training, and they will be referred to the Lactation and Relaxation Polyclinic in Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karadeniz Technical University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ayşe DAŞTAN YILMAZ · Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi

• Kıymet YEŞİLÇİÇEK ÇALIK · Karadeniz Teknik University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

49 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-01-01

Primary Completion

2023-12-30

Completion

2025-01-04

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations