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The Effect of Breastfeeding Counseling on Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Infant Feeding Attitudes

NCT07107867 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 138

Last updated 2025-08-06

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Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effect of breastfeeding counseling given to primiparous pregnant women before birth on breastfeeding self-efficacy and infant feeding attitudes in the postpartum period.

Hypotheses of this study:

H11: There is a difference in postpartum breastfeeding self-efficacy between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group.

H10: There is no difference in postpartum breastfeeding self-efficacy between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group.

H21: There is a difference between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group in terms of postnatal infant feeding attitude.

H20: There is no difference between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group in terms of postnatal infant feeding attitude.

Conditions

  • Breastfeeding Education
  • Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
  • Breastfeeding Attitude

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

breastfeding counseling

Pregnant women assigned to the intervention group then participated in a breastfeeding counseling training program held at the gynecology and obstetrics unit of an university training and research hospital. The training sessions lasted 60 to 90 minutes and included small groups of 5 to 6 participants, based on recommendations from the literature. The training was delivered through a slide presentation, and participants received a printed training booklet beforehand. Visual aids, including a baby model and breast model, were also used to enhance understanding. The training content was developed in line with infant feeding guidelines from UNICEF, the Turkish Ministry of Health, and relevant literature.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nülüfer ERBİL, Prof. · T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-16
Primary Completion
2021-04-15
Completion
2021-12-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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